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 ...

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

Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee named the Oakland Police Department’s second-in-command to serve as the department’s interim chief ...

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

On Tuesday, the city’s leaders voted down a $2 million contract with Flock Safety, the company that operates Oakland’s ...

The day after her visit, Barbara Lee sat with The Associated Press for an hour at her downtown Oakland office. A veteran ...

Mayor Barbara Lee announced Friday that long-time Oakland police veteran James Beere will take over the department as interim ...

The Oakland Police Department sought approval to install up to 40 additional cameras as part of a proposed two-year contract extension.

Kaiser Permanente quietly pulled the plug on an eight-person California security unit after internal and police records ...

"Last Chance U" coach and Laney College athletic director John Beam died, one day after being shot on the Oakland, California ...