The star witness — an alleged co-conspirator in a bribery scheme — has become the center of a fight over what the jury will ...

The former Holy Names University is being rented as a film location, and dozens of productions have already arrived. It’s ...

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At its latest meeting, the Oakland school board also closed the books on the 2026-2027 school year’s finances, which ...

The Oakland Spiders, an ultimate frisbee team, have clinched it. They've invited all of Oakland to join the “Spider Den” at a ...

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Oakland-based comedian Jackie Keliiaa, host and producer of the show "Good Comedy," at OMCA in 2022. Credit: courtesy of Jim McCambridge September is a busy month in The Town — so busy we had a hard ...

On Tuesday, California State Parks, Cal Fire, and the Marin County Fire Department began burning vegetation across roughly 260 acres on Angel Island, a roughly one-square-mile island in the Bay just ...

California Attorney General Rob Bonta arrives at the Ronald V. Dellums Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse for a high-profile trial of Meta on Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2026, in Oakland. Credit: AP ...

The owner of 415 20th St. in downtown Oakland is looking for a data center to move into what he's calling an "innovation campus." Credit: Darwin BondGraham/The Oaklandside Last week, news came out ...

Southwest Airlines agents check in passengers at Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport in Oakland on April 19, 2026. Credit: Jungho Kim for The Oaklandside. Last October, the Oakland City Council voted to ...