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A day after a brazen robbery turned into a deadly shootout involing a former Oakland...

Surf Coast Shire councillors last night resolved to adopt the Budget Report 2021-22 following public exhibition and consideration of submissions. "I'm...

Coalition of California mayors seek $20B from state to battle homelessness Coalition of California mayors seek $20B from state to battle homelessness Mayors from the Californias biggest cities have banded together asking state leaders for $20 billion to combat homelessness. SAN FRANCISCO - Mayors from Californias biggest cities have banded together asking state leaders for $20 billion to combat homelessness. The mayor of San José and 12 of the states other biggest cities agree there are too ma...

ByPost Staff Nicholas Williams, Director of Oakland Parks and Recs, left and Councilman Noel Gallo, right with children at Manzanita Rec Center who received Dell Computers and free internet for one year from Comcast. Photo credit: Christy Price The ongoing health crisis has brought troubling consequences to communities of color. At the center of the most vulnerable groups are children who’ve been pushed into distance learning, in some cases without internet connectiv...

Bay Briefing: Trumpisms future after Trump? Watch this California representative FacebookTwitterEmail House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy and President Trump attend a legislation signing rally with local farmers in Bakersfield last year.David McNew / Getty Images 2020 Good morning, Bay Area. It’s Friday, Jan. 8, and it’s not clear that vaccinations will help open schools this spring. Here’s what you need to know to start your day. Tapping into ‘the GOP’s zeitgeist’ Donald Trump wil...

OAKLAND, Calif. (KGO) -- The City of Oakland begins the new year still having to cut more than $30 million from its budget to head off a projected $62 million shortfall. "If we dont make hard decisions now, we will face heart-breaking decisions later," said Mayor Libby Schaaf. Oakland City Administrator Ed Reiskin has already imposed $29 million dollars in reductions, including to police and fire services. "When you close firehouses, it means response times get extended," said Zac Unger, Presid...