City Politics
As the city looks to turn the tide on its financial state, officials are no longer budgeting revenue from the Coliseum sale, ...
How Oakland officials believe they’ve balanced a budget crisis — for now
As the city looks to turn the tide on its financial state, officials are no longer budgeting revenue from the Coliseum sale, ...
Support lukewarm for Oakland sales tax increase as vote nears, poll finds
Oakland residents are lukewarm on increasing the city’s sales tax to address the budget crisis, setting up a potential blow ...
Crime and Public Safety
Alameda County Superior Court Judge Thomas Reardon’s ruling capped an explosive saga that shed light on the FBI’s “pay to ...
Athletics Entering Uncertain Era After Unceremonious Exit From Oakland
The A’s will call a Triple A stadium home for the next few years. What lies ahead in West Sacramento could have a domino ...
Check fraud case dismissed amid allegations of $25,000 shakedown attempt by former DA Pamela Price
Alameda County Superior Court Judge Thomas Reardon’s ruling capped an explosive saga that shed light on the FBI’s “pay to ...
Oakland’s top mayoral hopefuls differ on police, homelessness, city budget. Here’s what they propose
The two leading candidates in Oakland’s special mayoral election clash on how to address some of the city’s most pressing ...
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Max Carter-Oberstone will lose today’s vote. He knows it. Here’s why.
Only two of the 11 supes have said they'll vote to retain the police commission veep. The mayor doesn't need a reason to axe ...
Oakland residents hear from mayoral candidates at forum
Nine candidates have thrown their names into the race, seven of them took part in a forum to make their case to the voters. Lisa Orta and Sigi Arnejo have called Oakland home for decades. Orta is a ...
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California Focus: Question for Newsom recall backers: why bother?
Gov. Gavin Newsom has a bit less than two years left on his second term and cannot run for another. That’s a central difference between today’s political reality and the scene that faced ...
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County Supervisor Fortunato Bas reflects on first month in office
The new supervisor recently spoke with Bay City News reporter Kiley Russell in an interview about how she is adjusting to the ...
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DA drops criminal case against key figure in Oakland FBI investigation
The case dated back to December 2022, when Johnson filed a police report, claiming Juarez had commissioned his shop, Butterfly Direct Marketing, to print thousands of mailers attacking Sheng Thao’s ...