OAKLAND — The country was still six decades away from recognizing Juneteenth as a federal holiday when Barbara Lee first ...

Former Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao’s home was raided by the FBI in June. At the time, the agency would not confirm what they were investigating. On Friday, Thao, her boyfriend, Andre Jones, David ...

The new mayor’s budget would have been $1.1 million higher than what was allocated to her predecessor, ex-Mayor Sheng Thao, and $1.7 million more than what Thao’s administration spent.

Lots has unfolded since the feds burst into the homes of Sheng Thao and the Duongs on June 20, 2024. But more questions remain than have been answered.

Body found near Morgan Hill amid search for missing woman U.S. Rep. Lateefah Simon, D-Oakland, led Lee's public swearing-in, with the mayor's two granddaughters beside her.

Lee was sworn in as Oakland's 52nd mayor on May 20 in City Council chambers, so Sunday's event was a chance for all members of the community to celebrate both Lee and the city itself.

Voleine Amilcar, of Oakland, right, dances with others during the Oakland Museum of California’s Hella Juneteenth Festival 2025 in Oakland, Calif., on Thursday, June 19, 2025.

Statewide and regional data generally showed improvements in crime rates last year from 2023, but violent crime continued to ...

The latest statistics from California show that crime in nearly every major crime category was down last year, despite ...

Mayor Barbara Lee at city hall on Wednesday, June 18, 2025, in Oakland, Calif. (Aric Crabb/Bay Area News Group) By Shomik Mukherjee | [email protected] UPDATED: June 19, 2025 at 1:15 ...

Oakland's real estate market faces challenges, but die-hard developers are betting on the revival of the prominising East Bay city.