The West Coast rap legend known for “Keep Ya Head Up” and “Dear Mama” will get a section of MacArthur Boulevard named after him.

Youth organizers hope the massive student-led action, which offered hundreds of masks and hand sanitizer for COVID-19 safety, will inspire other young people to organize, too.

A span of Foothill Boulevard will be renamed Too $hort Way next week to honor the legendary rapper.

Thao will be Oakland’s next mayor, according to the final results posted by election officials Monday.

Even before Oakland became a city, creatures began to arrive at Lake Merritt from all over the world. Now scientists have made new miraculous discoveries in the natural tidal lagoon.

Her family say Angel would have opposed "putting public resources into policing, incarceration, or other state violence that perpetuates the cycles of violence that resulted in this tragedy."

Oakland has been adding protected bicycle lanes to a few streets in recent years. But bike advocates say it’s too few, and the stakes can be life and death.

Renters can't get kicked out their housing during the coronavirus crisis. Also: Oakland has new laws against landlord harassment.

Fresh off the season finale of 'Blindspotting,' the duo hosted a workshop in Oakland for 70 local screenwriters, with plans for more.

The fish are returning to East Bay streams for the first time in decades, and some are winding up in the unlikeliest of places.

Even before Oakland became a city, creatures began to arrive at Lake Merritt from all over the world. Now scientists have made new miraculous discoveries in the natural tidal lagoon.

“I’ve been waiting four years to put that message up,” theater owner Allen Michaan told us.

A series of assaults and robberies has been widely described as racially motivated. Is there evidence? What do Chinatown stakeholders want?

The federal grant will allow the city and local nonprofits to green neighborhoods, clean air, combat heat, and build community.

Thao topped Taylor by 680 votes after election officials completed counting ballots on Friday evening.

The Curry's Eat.Learn.Play Foundation plans to raise money for fresh meals, books, and new playgrounds for more OUSD students.

The historic Temescal restaurant has been closed since 2003, but if all goes well it will be slinging Chicago-style hot dogs again this fall.

The proposed agreement between the city and the Sogorea Te’ Land Trust involves a woodsy five-acre section of Joaquin Miller Park.

Longtime Bay Area journalist DeBolt will report on City Hall and policing. Fermoso, a Knight-Wallace Fellow, will cover traffic safety in Oakland.

Lake stewards say more salmon sightings are an exciting sign that conservation efforts are working, but there’s more to do.

For the founder of Nick’s, an Arizmendi alumnus, spinning the shop off into a co-op was always in the back of his mind.

Many Oakland residents work in Amazon's San Leandro warehouse. Some are organizing for safer working conditions, higher pay, and benefits.

The assaults have sparked international outrage and been widely called hate crimes. Is there evidence that they were racially motivated? What do Chinatown stakeholders say Chinatown needs? This...

Price, a reform candidate, had the top spot among four contenders after the initial count of ballots on election night.

The mayor and district attorney will appear at a town hall on Saturday. A prominent activist with a history of inflammatory statements is holding his own rally nearby, with notable Oakland officials...

The new team, ‘Oakland Soul,’ will make its debut in 2023.

Dorothy Lazard bids farewell this week after two decades on the job, but she’ll keep working in other ways to preserve Oakland’s history.

Community advocate John Jones III on why the surge in violent crime during the COVID-19 pandemic is "not occurring in a vacuum."

Oakland UPS customers say their deliveries have been delayed for weeks. UPS drivers say the company wasn't prepared for COVID.

The Society of Professional Journalism in Northern California bestows this award on The Oaklandside within a year of our launch.

State transportation planners want feedback about transforming the freeway that sliced downtown and West Oakland apart.

Jorge Leon has given his all to the A’s as the founder of the Oakland ‘68s. Now he’s having to come to terms with the team's announced move to Las Vegas.

Five women entrepreneurs are breathing new life into Oakland’s only Senegalese restaurant.

Youth organizers hope the massive student-led action, which offered hundreds of masks and hand sanitizer for COVID-19 safety, will inspire other young people to organize, too.

Nearly 3,000 OUSD teachers, nurses, psychologists, and their supporters formed picket lines at schools, calling for better pay and working conditions.

The artwork will be near the location where party founder Huey Newton was killed.

The building’s current owner is behind the controversial plan—and he has the Dr. Huey P. Newton Foundation’s blessing.

Workers at the Trader Joe's in Rockridge have voted to unionize following allegations of union-busting, worker harassment and rat infestation.

Organizers of the monthly ride—which often traverses Oakland and Berkeley—say it’s just another example of aggressive behavior by people behind the wheel. Organizers of the monthly ride—which often...

Amir Asli relinquished his stake in Persian Nights on Grand Avenue, but his former business partner is keeping the restaurant open.

On Saturday morning, a cheering crowd began to gather at Grand Lake Theater and beyond.

New signs were unveiled Monday morning by Mayor Sheng Thao and members of the City Council and OakDOT.

MH First, part of Oakland’s Anti Police-Terror Project, offers training in “socially competent” mental health crisis support.

Two decades ago, a local photographer began documenting the political statements made by the owner of Oakland's iconic Grand Lake Theatre.

Judge Joseph Spero also ordered Oakland to make sure police from outside agencies don't used banned less-lethal weapons against crowds of protesters.

Facing financial problems and declining enrollment, Mills College will become 'Mills Institute.'

We followed unarmed emergency responders with MACRO to see their groundbreaking program at work on the Oakland streets.

Peter Liu, angry at being excluded from an upcoming forum at Temple Sinai, emailed antisemitic messages to reporters and public figures.

An East Bay resident created a tool that illustrates demographic and housing shifts in census tracts throughout the state.

Lloyd Canamore is trying to hang onto his family home. Many other people going through a similar crisis don’t even have a shot.

For the second time in four years, a supermajority of Oaklanders voted to give a civilian police commission vast authority.

Traffic safety advocates partnered with Oakland Tech to slow cars down by removing a driving lane, creating a safe path across the road.

Advocates are pleading with Gov. Gavin Newsom to find a few extra billion in the state budget for buses and trains.

Roman St. Gerard is one of Oakland’s most exciting homegrown musical talents.

Long before a police officer killed George Floyd, before Black Lives Matter, before Oscar Grant, police shootings shook Oakland and started a movement.

The Oakland Ballers will play in the Pioneer League, giving East Bay fans a team to root for after the A's leave.

The museum staff say they're seeking better pay, benefits, and more voice.

A series of assaults and robberies has been widely described as racially motivated. Is there evidence? What do Chinatown stakeholders want?

Thao said she lost confidence in Armstrong, who minimized misconduct by officers and criticized OPD’s federal court monitor.

The oldest Black church in California’s East Bay was devastated by a massive fire Sunday night that the church’s pastor said gutted its interior structure.

Transit activists have now installed 16 benches in the East Bay, including 7 in Oakland.

The Bay's unprecedented and fatal algae bloom has scientists, government agencies, and others scrambling to understand the causes and long-term implications.

But the officers’ identities could be made public as early as next month after a federal judge ruled the public has a right to know.

Sunday's downtown parade and rally honored the Oakland Tech girls and Oakland High School boys basketball teams, which took home state titles last month.

Law enforcement agencies often ignore such requests, despite a 2019 California law mandating the release of certain records related to police misconduct.

Revitalization without displacement? The East Bay Permanent Real Estate Cooperative is trying to bring back a thriving BIPOC economic and cultural hub in West Oakland.

As a newsroom, we're committed to working with community members to define their experiences. Here's what we learned.

The bike and walking path, which expands a small strip of greenway already near Coliseum BART, is expected to begin construction in 2025.

OakWiFi will launch in downtown and West Oakland, then expand to East Oakland in early 2021. Could BART services be next?

Oakland activists and advocates compare today’s treatment of pro-Trump insurrectionists with what they’ve witnessed at local protests.

Members of the “Grizzly Scouts” hunted law enforcement during the 2020 protests, and one of them allegedly murdered a federal guard.

Oakland is changing the way it enforces sidewalk parking and will start issuing more tickets in October.

How a plan to lure the black-crowned night heron away from downtown developments unraveled, and why there’s hope yet for Oakland’s “scrappy” bird.

Luka’s is widely credited with turning Uptown Oakland into a restaurant hotspot, but a sharp rent increase has shut its doors.