Oakland already had to suffer through one corrupt mayor thanks to ranked choice voting. Hopefully, it won't happen again.

After voters approved Proposition 36 last year, some Republican lawmakers are seeing greater support for tougher parole rules.

An independent firm found that the Oakland Police Department is dramatically understaffed for the community it serves, ...

As a months-long and sometimes contentious Oakland mayoral campaign ended Tuesday, voters in the special election chose ...

The mayor's race in Oakland, Calif., pits tech money against union support in a battle over who gets to call themselves progressive in a city of mostly Democratic voters.

Former Representative Barbara Lee entered the campaign for mayor of the Bay Area city as the favorite. But her main ...

LOS ANGELES — Bernie Sanders drew a rapturous crowd in his return to California on Saturday. But for the progressive movement he inspired, the biggest state that Sanders won in 2020 today looks more ...