OUSD weighs deep budget cuts as district faces $100M deficit
Oakland school board members are weighing deep budget cuts as the district faces a $100 million deficit and the possibility of returning to state receivership if they fail to balance the books before the next school year.
Legendary coach John Beam honored with memorial walk at Laney College
The memorial was intended to reflect the journey that Beam traveled with generations of students during his time at Laney College.
List: Best Bay Area holiday light displays in 2025
Eager to find the best and brightest holiday displays the Bay has to offer? Look no further.
New ferries coming to both Bay Area ferry systems for fun, commuting, and disasters
While mass transit continues its slow recovery from pre-pandemic days, the aging of buses, trains and ferries is looking up as more new equipment hits the road rails and waves. The freeways are not free of more and more vehicles, while ferries face little traffic even at the peaks of terrestrial transit.
Dive teams search Lake Merritt for gun possibly used in Condor Club manager shooting
Dive teams searched Lake Merritt in Oakland for a gun possibly used in the Oct. 3 shooting of Condor Club manager Mark Calcagni.
Residents of Oakland waterfront complex upset by car break-ins
Week after week, night after night, burglars have been converging on an apartment complex along Oakland's waterfront to break into cars.
Honoring John Beam: Oakland memorials held for the legendary coach
Memorial events are being held in Oakland for a community heartbroken by the loss of legendary and beloved football coach and Laney College Athletic Director John Beam last month.
AC Transit bus crashes into Oakland building, sends 11 to hospital
An AC Transit bus crashed into an Oakland auto shop Tuesday afternoon, sending 11 people to the hospital.
Oakland's UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital becomes babies' home away from home
On Giving Tuesday, KTVU Fox 2 is partnering with UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospitals to raise money for children, like 9-year-old cancer survivor Penny DeBoer.
Slow down: Speed cameras coming to Oakland
Oakland is set to become the second city in California to roll out high-tech speed cameras designed to automatically ticket drivers traveling more than 11 mph over the speed limit.
This Bay Area city is named the nation's best place for food
The Bay Area is home to the country’s No. 1 best city for food.
East Bay Warriors fundraising to get to Pop Warner Championships
A group of young Oakland athletes is on its way to North Carolina for a national championship football event, but the team needs help getting there.
74-year-old Oakland woman thankful to be alive after hit & run
A 74-year-old woman who survived a hit-and-run in West Oakland is celebrating Thanksgiving surrounded by family after being released from the hospital on Thanksgiving Eve.
Oakland fugitive wanted in killing of his nephew captured in Phoenix
Marvin Prudhomme, wanted in the April killing of his nephew in Oakland, was arrested on Thanksgiving after eight months on the run.
Oakland porch pirate swipes FedEx packages minutes after delivery
An Oakland resident said a porch pirate stole his packages just minutes after they were delivered.
Oakland McDonald's workers decry 10-day notice as downtown location closes
Employees of Downtown Oakland's only McDonald's restaurant went on strike after the franchise owner announced it would close the location at the end of the month.
List: Where to get free Thanksgiving meals this week in the Bay Area
For those families struggling to put food on the table this Thanksgiving, here's a list of groups hosting meals or giving away food to help feed the hungry on the upcoming holiday.
John Beam's death at Laney College sparks security upgrades on campus
The Peralta Community College District will implement new security measures at Laney College by the end of the year, following the shooting death of athletic director John Beam on campus.
Could Costco be opening in Oakland? Here's what we know
The city of Oakland is considering a plan that could lead to a new Costco being built in West Oakland.