In the final days on the campaign trail for Oakland City Mayor, former Congresswoman Barbara Lee and former Oakland City ...

"Neighborhood renaming is often spurred by residents and developers who believe a rebrand will increase property values," ...

Is it better to buy a home or rent? While answering that question often comes down to individual circumstances, the rising costs associated with owning a home appear to have shifted the math ...

Paolo Bicchieri is the associate editor for the Northern California and Pacific Northwest ... Once a year, the city of Oakland makes it almost impossible to stay in, meal prep, or anything else ...

Still, his comments, particularly on transgender athletes participating in women’s sports, caused a significant stir with some California Democrats. In fact, the state’s Legislative LGBTQ Cauc ...

The Trump administration touched off consternation and confusion over the weekend, issuing, and then apparently rolling back, an announcement implying the president had rescinded his predecessor ...

If approved, Measure A would impose a half-percent extra cost on numerous goods sold in Oakland, raising roughly $30 million a year in revenue — a crucial boost for a city that projects gaping budget ...

OAKLAND, California — Former Rep. Barbara Lee returned from Washington and quickly became the frontrunner for mayor of her chaos-wracked hometown. But the popular progressive still can’t shake ...

There are also several areas considered hotspots for coastal sinking. "By 2050, sea levels in California are expected to increase to between 6 and 14.5 inches (15 and 37 centimeters) higher than ...