During her 14-year career as a police officer, Holly Joshi saw how violence was rooted in trauma. Now, she’s helping build an innovative public safety system that focuses on prevention.

The corner of 17th Street and Lakeside Drive, where the fatality took place, had been redesigned with pedestrian and cyclist ...

The corner of 17th Street and Lakeside Drive, where the fatality took place, had been redesigned with pedestrian and cyclist protections. But construction was postponed.

Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee is running for a full term in this year’s election. Compared to the crowded special election in ...

Electric kitchen conversions are expensive, but as California weans itself off fossil fuels, these chefs say it’s good for ...

The Oaklandside doesn't make endorsements. But lots of local political and advocacy groups do, and their informed opinions can help you fill in your ballot.

Parent LeAna Powell and teacher Alexandra Williams are both challenging school board vice-president Valarie Bachelor, who is ...

Parent LeAna Powell and teacher Alexandra Williams are both challenging school board vice-president Valarie Bachelor, who is seeking a second term.

Decades after the Loma Prieta earthquake and Oakland Hills firestorm, AC Alert offers a tool to help residents prepare.

Before it was a Sports Basement, the building at 2727 Milvia Street in Berkeley was Iceland, a rink where many players, including a local kid named Cassidy Lavin, fell in love with ice hockey. Lavin’s ...

A federal judge rejected a coal company's argument that it is owed hundreds of millions of dollars because of the city's ...

A federal judge rejected a coal company’s argument that it is owed hundreds of millions of dollars because of the city’s opposition to the planned West Oakland coal terminal.