Oakland police said on Thursday that its new license plate reader system is leading to the arrests of violent suspects.

The company will be paid up to $6 million for that work, along with another $3.2 million in backpay that the city owed the company for its services earlier this year.

RICHMOND — A child custody exchange ended with a woman fleeing for her life with three children as bullets flew, police said.

The decision by Thao to sidestep the vote comes amid a last-minute change in how Oakland plans to pay for security guards at ...

If voters decide they want another mayor in November, Thao would lose her job immediately. Who takes over is a lot more complicated.

A second assassination attempt in two months has injected more chaos into the presidential election, and Oakland voters have a dilemma on their hands.

OAKLAND, Calif. - It’s been roughly two months since the FBI raided Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao’s home and there are roughly two ...

Ranked choice, also known as instant runoff voting, allows voters to rank candidates in order from their favorite to least ...

If Dickens were to rise from the grave tomorrow, I bet he’d head straight to the East Bay. Because we are watching a tale of ...

The deal to bring the Oakland A's to Sacramento's Sutter Health Park next season could be in jeopardy, according to a report.

Campaign offers city a promise of symbolic triumph. That’s nice, but will it make the cops come when you call?