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I wrote this piece on why Batts and other chiefs often don’t last long in that job. Though Batts may be staying, the issues remain. Local ...

Oakland City Councilmember Jane Brunner (District 1 - North Oakland) is unfortunately just plain wrong in her comments on Oakland Police Chi...

California Governor Jerry Brown is known for attacking sacred cows but sometimes he does so without a clear vision of the real objective and...

Pork Loin at Plum in Oakland , originally uploaded by zennie62 . Last night, I paid a visit to the new Plum Restaurant on Franklin near Bro...

This edition of Oakland News has a lot of information for you. First, if you've ever eaten at the North Oakland restaurant called Wood...

In this San Francisco News, construction of The Transbay Terminal is under way. This space will have updates from the newsletter of the Tran...

Oakland, CA: Live From The Fox - Today's a special day in the City of Oakland, because Jean Quan, formerly District 4 Councilmember, the...