The snowpack melted earlier than normal in the Sierra Nevada watershed that supplies Berkeley and much of the East Bay.

A group of Oakland public school parents and community members have spotted an opening. Never miss a story. Sign up for The Oaklandside’s free daily newsletter. Now that Oakland Unified School ...

Oakland voters are weighing in on ballot measures and the district attorney — plus governor and a slew of other statewide ...

Mayor Barbara Lee’s proposed budget includes restoring a $250,000 film rebate program — a small but meaningful step toward making Oakland a filmmaking hub. Never miss a story. Sign up for The ...

A Bay Area, Oakland-based plant-based food delivery service has shuttered. Planted Table, which operated out of Jack London Square, left a message on its website that states, in part: “The cost of ...

Alameda County leaders approved a term sheet for the complicated deal — but there are major unresolved sticking points.

A Flock Safety license plate reader, seen here on Oct. 16, 2025, in Houston. Flock Safety held a webinar last week to teach law enforcement how to speak to city councils about its technology. Credit: ...

The Phillip Burton Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse in San Francisco, where a federal judge said the Oakland Police Department is nearing the end of its 23-year federal court oversight on ...

One of Oakland's new speed cameras on Broadway near 27th Street. Credit: Jose Fermoso for The Oaklandside The data is in. Oakland’s new speeding camera program began ticketing on March 15, and the ...

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The Black Panther building, shown under construction in 2024, was the subject of a forceful San Francisco police entry and search this week. Credit: Natalie Orenstein/The Oaklandside San Francisco ...