Veteran activist’s vision for melding affordable housing with economic empowerment bears fruit in West Oakland ...

The city wants to rename the intersection of 7th and Campbell streets after the activist and real estate developer.

A nonprofit organization that supports youth in West Oakland is set to lose its city funding this year, after the City of ...

Likewise, the Black Panther Party began in 1966 with just a handful of people acting locally. In Oakland, California a few Panthers directed traffic at a dangerous intersection, while others ...

Oakland voters consider giving the mayor's job to progressive icon Barbara Lee, despite her progressive politics. Lee addresses public safety and homelessness.

A youth foundation based in Oakland is at risk of cutting programs after the city cut its funding. The Family First Foundation was founded by NFL player Josh Johnson in 2017 to support Oakland's ...

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Oakland, California, voters who recalled their mayor in November over crime, homelessness and allegations of corruption are weighing whether to give the job to former U.S. Rep.

Oakland voters have a provocative choice in next month's special election for mayor, as longtime former Rep. Barbara Lee ...

Oakland, California, voters who recalled their mayor in November over crime, homelessness and allegations of corruption are weighing whether to give the job to former U.S. Rep. Barbara Lee, a ...