Protesters are fighting to make a busy Oakland intersection safer for pedestrians ... In February, beloved UC Berkeley professor Michael Burawoy was hit and killed while crossing the street.

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That was the main message of those gathered at the corner of Bellevue Avenue and Grand Avenue Sunday afternoon in Oakland. About 60 people showed up for a vigil to remember the life of Michael Burawoy ...

Oakland’s incoming mayor announced a transition team Friday that includes a former Oakland city attorney, a former Alameda County supervisor, a Lawrence Berkeley National Lab scientist and at least ...

The longtime progressive former Congresswoman Barbara Lee announced her victory Saturday in the special election to decide the next Oakland mayor after challenger Loren Taylor conceded.

A 33-year-old Oakland man is dead following a shooting early Saturday morning in the uptown district of Oakland. The incident happened around 12:40 a.m. in the 500 block of 18th Street.

Lee, 78, was widely viewed as a lock to be named Oakland's next mayor . Barbara Lee, the long-time Democratic U.S. Representative for California, has won what turned out to be a hotly contested ...

Former Rep. Barbara Lee (D-Calif.) was projected to win a special election to become the next mayor of Oakland, according to Decision Desk HQ, in what became a closer-than-expected race amid ...

Loren Taylor was leading in early returns in the special election to select Oakland's next mayor Tuesday night, according to the Alameda County Registrar of Voters' Office. Loren Taylor was ahead ...

Former Democratic Congresswoman Barbara Lee has claimed victory in the Oakland mayor’s race, saying she accepted voters’ decision “with a deep sense of responsibility, humility and love.” ...