A special election, prompted by the recall of former Mayor Sheng Thao and the election of former District 2 Oakland City ...

A forum was held Tuesday night to meet the candidates running for mayor of Oakland in the upcoming special election.

Oakland Asm. Buffy Wicks is back with a proposal to fund affordable housing, after it failed to make it to the November ...

The deaths of two unhoused children in Detroit over the weekend have many people thinking about housing insecurity.

Oakland is cutting $2.6 million in funding for 13 community organizations that provide housing, health and other social services as officials attempt to balance the city's budget.

New housing laws in some states, including California, are making it easier to build denser, more affordable, and ...

Noha Aboelata, co-founder of Roots Community Health talks about mission to provide medical and behavioral health care, ...

people were able to apply to get on the waitlist for an Oakland housing choice voucher, formerly known as Section 8 housing. Recipients of a housing choice voucher are responsible for paying 30-40 ...

Outside the Ronald V. Dellums Federal Building, Carol McGruder, co-chair of the African American Tobacco Control Leadership Council (AATCLC), addressed a crowd with a powerful message: “We have a ...

Murray-Badal, brand-new to the city’s political sphere, is the choice candidate of powerhouse labor unions SEIU 1021 and ...

Oakland’s ongoing budget cuts have resulted in the cancellation of contracts for over a dozen community service organizations ...

Loren Taylor, Renia Webb and former congresswoman Barbara Lee spoke out during a forum. The candidates talked about a range of issues at this forum hosted by the Greenbelt Alliance, from their plans ...