Houlihan’s campaign to save Oakland goes back to 1952, when he became chairman of the city’s halfhearted planning commission. Houlihan began fighting for public housing and slum clearance ...

The list we present here follows love’s movement through nearly four decades of hiphop, from Man Parrish to Missy Elliott.

She pursued a jazz emphasis at her high school, Oakland School for the Arts ... Fire Soul Ensemble “Las Olas" from Gemini (Colemine Records) 12:14 Jackson Mathod “Slum" from Studio Natives, Vol. 1 ...

When he was seven, the home they were in caught fire, so Powe and his family moved between shelters, slum-like apartments ...

From indie heroes Pavement to 'The Vagabond Queen of Lagos,' the 27th installment celebrates the offbeat, DIY, and authentic.

When he was seven, the home they were in caught fire, so Powe and his family moved between shelters, slum-like apartments ... Against all odds, though, he became a top prospect at Oakland Technical ...

Former Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao, her longtime partner and two local businessmen were named in an indictment unsealed Friday alleging the four conspired to funnel city business to companies owned ...

OAKLAND — Federal authorities indicted four people including former Mayor Sheng Thao on Friday, marking a stunning escalation in a sweeping grand jury inquiry that appeared to target the highest ...

Two months after she was recalled as Oakland mayor, Sheng Thao has reportedly been criminally indicted by a federal grand jury — a blockbuster blow to the struggling Bay Area city already ...

A person was shot and killed in Oakland. A suspect in the fatal shooting was not named. The circumstances leading up to the shooting weren't immediately known. OAKLAND, Calif. - A person was shot ...