OAKLAND — The city’s police department is no closer to ending two decades of direct oversight by a federal judge, having ...

Oakland police face deep staffing shortages as efforts to recruit and retain more women officers stall. Four years after OPD ...

With Oakland Police Chief Floyd Mitchell on his way out, Mayor Barbara Lee on Friday named his interim replacement.

The day after her visit, Barbara Lee sat with The Associated Press for an hour at her downtown Oakland office. A veteran state legislator and federal congresswoman but city leader of only six months, ...

One student was shot at Oakland's Skyline High School, an official confirmed with ABC7. Police said two suspects are in ...

Oakland’s assistant police chief ordered officers Friday to immediately begin reporting unpermitted events up the chain of command — a policy developed in response to the Ghost Ship warehouse fire in ...

In a development that caught some by surprise, the Oakland City Council's Public Safety Committee failed to pass the Oakland ...

Across the Bay Area, police are investigating suspected chop shops, third-party registration businesses and the suspected ...