The technology uses microphones mounted on poles and buildings in high-crime areas to detect the sound of gunfire.
In Alameda County, the ballots have been sent out and people could begin mail-in voting as of Monday.
A new policy just announced in Oakland could lead to the city clearing out more of the city's encampments sheltering unhoused residents.
Encampments targeted for immediate clearing are those that create unsafe routes to schools, tot lots and playgrounds.
The city says the street closure is part of an effort to curb illegal dumping.
Owner and sommelier Alicia Kidd, a Black woman who owns and operates CoCo Noir says many of her products are produced by women of color.
Measure QQ, which passed in Oakland in 2020, lowered the voting age for local school board elections to 16.
T-Mobile and Patch are highlighting the contributions made by teachers.
Each year, the editors of Food and Wine magazine select the best new restaurant in America, and this year, it's right in downtown Oakland.
Defendants Sebron Russell, Mark Demetrious Sanders and Allen Starr Brown will all stand trial on suspicion of killing Le.
In one case, a water fountain had ten times the amount of allowable lead levels.
"It's gotta stop," said Bubba Taylor, chef at The Alley, a piano bar on Grand Avenue. "It has to stop because we're all fed up with it."
There is now a memorial outside of Blanca Velasco's East Oakland home for her daughter. Ramos had eight children from 1 to 15 years old.
"Districts need to make some significant changes just to recognize that federal funding and state funding is no longer present," said Davis.
Oakland police are investigating a deadly shooting that happened Tuesday afternoon on the 3400 block of Wood Street.
The new buses will not only result in less greenhouse gas emissions but parents and schools can monitor precisely where the kids are.
An Oakland man said two people in his immediate family have been the victims of separate violent attacks.
"I'm an anti-gun violence person definitely, so I feel very strongly about it," John Rogers said.
The $105-million sale will potentially allow the city to avoid budget cuts as it struggles with a major financial shortfall.
On Thursday, Gov. Gavin Newsom called on local leaders to urgently and humanely remove encampments from public spaces.
"They took off with the register, along with the entire ATM machine, said Batista.
Bay Area businesses are becoming increasingly frustrated by skyrocketing insurance rates.
The man accused of shooting an East Oakland father in 2020 was found guilty, the Alameda County District Attorney's Office said.
Ernest Dykes, who was convicted of killing a 9-year-old boy in 1993, is expected to be released from prison next year.
Employees shared a surveillance video of the suspect chasing and attacking a cashier. They said he demanded the workers their money.
As a member of the East Bay Film Collective, comedian W. Kamau Bell is working to make Oakland a hub for filmmakers.
Your guide to fireworks, parades and other July 4 celebrations around the East Bay.
Many questions remain about the raid at Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao's home including why the Postal Inspection Service also took part.
A former chief of staff for Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao said the mayor should resign following the FBI raid at her home Thursday.
A Black, woman-owned small business is closing down in Oakland partly due to repeated break-ins, according to the owner.
A sideshow turns violent; a mayor's home is raided by the FBI; details emerge in officer-involved-shooting; police tips to avoid burglary.
The mayor is currently the target of a recall campaign.
According to police, a fight then broke out and as the crowd headed towards it, multiple shots were fired.
At around midnight, officers responded to the area of Grand Avenue and Lake Park Avenue after reports of a large sideshow.
A Pamela Price recall campaign kickoff rally on Saturday morning turned heated and confrontational.
On Tuesday, a new era of baseball begins in Oakland with the inaugural home game for the Oakland Ballers baseball team.
A ladybug seeks shade from this week's heatwave.
A wonderful bird is the pelican, His bill will hold more than his bellican. -Ogden Nash
Manager Gautam Kumar said it's the third burglary at that Piedmont Avenue store in five months.