OAKLAND -- Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao wants to freeze many of the roughly 300 vacant positions paid for by the city's General Fund to help balance the 2023-25 budget, her office said this week. Freezing ...

OAKLAND, Calif. (KGO) -- Oakland has been without a police chief for more than a year, but the prolonged search comes amidst a much larger vacancy crisis facing the city. There are 789 vacant ...

(KRON) — Oakland Fire Chief Dr. Reginal D. Freeman announced his impending resignation on Wednesday following the firing earlier this year of Oakland Chief of Polie LeRonne Armstrong. The latest ...

Oakland is hosting a series of town halls for residents to sound off on the new budget proposal. A two-year, $4.4 billion budget plan would close the city's mounting deficit. Some proposed cuts ...

Oakland Police Chief Floyd Mitchell is stepping down from his position less than two years after taking the reins of a department under scrutiny and with a recent history of reform attempts. A press ...

OAKLAND, Calif. - Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao acknowledged the city's many problems but voiced optimism Tuesday that she will be able to transform Oakland into a cleaner and safer city. "Today, let us ...

OAKLAND -– If the recent past is any guide, perhaps the first question to ask about Oakland’s new police chief Floyd Mitchell is: “How long can he last?” Mitchell, hired after 25 years of service with ...

Classes were set to begin later this month for a popular Oakland jobs program that partners with Merritt College, but the entire program has now been shelved after the city canceled funding midway ...

Click here for a complete list of our election recommendations. With disturbingly high crime rates and startling budget shortfalls, Oakland needs not only a new mayor but also fresh City Council ...