The Soaring Cost of Living in Oakland Oakland, the low-key neighbor of San Francisco is undergoing a rapid transformation as real-estate prices rise.

Two more US cities want to tax sugary drinks "We don’t trust where the money’s going to go," one Oakland resident told VICE News.

Oakland fires third police chief in nine days in wake of sex and text scandal | VICE News "I am here to run a police department, not a frat house" said Oakland's mayor Libby Schaaf as she announced the resignation of yet…

Oakland loses its third police chief in nine days, will operate under civilian control Oakland PD is currently reeling from allegations that officers had inappropriate relationships with a teenage sex worker, possibly while she was underage.

Oakland’s rebound Oakland, Calif., is a city in renaissance. One of the most ethnically diverse cities in the country, it has recently become a tourist destination and a hub for tech companies seeking an alternative to San Francisco’s high prices and Silicon Valley Read more ... environment. The reigning NBA champion Golden State…

Oakland’s rebound Oakland, Calif., is a city in renaissance. One of the most ethnically diverse cities in the country, it has recently become a tourist destination and a hub for tech companies seeking an alternative to San Francisco’s high prices and Silicon Valley Read more ... environment. The reigning NBA champion Golden State…

36 Hours in Oakland, California Long overshadowed by its dolled-up big sister across the Bay, Oakland is its own town, and its cultural heterogeneity remains its greatest strength.

36 Hours in Oakland, California Long overshadowed by its dolled-up big sister across the Bay, Oakland is its own town, and its cultural heterogeneity remains its greatest strength.

Oakland won't give the Raiders money for new stadium because it still owes $80 million on old one The ridiculousness of publicly funded stadiums.

Tree Project Aims to Put the Oak Back in Oakland A campaign to “re-oak” Oakland has begun, which started when volunteers planted an inaugural stand of 72 coast live oak saplings in plastic buckets in a West Oakland park.