Two months after Oakland Police Chief Anthony Batts announced an FBI investigation into the November police killing of Derrick Jones, the Alameda County District Attorney told Jones’ family that she had decided against prosecuting the officers who shot Jones eight times as he was running away, unarmed. According to Jones’ family at Tuesday’s Oakland City [...]

Under the leadership of Mayor-elect Jean Quan, the City of Oakland will soon begin the public process to approve a 39,000-seat baseball-only waterfront ballpark, with retail, office and residential units and 2,500 off-site parking spaces. The goal? To keep the A’s in Oakland.

Oakland Superior Court, Oakland, CA There was tension in the Oakland Superior Court as Alameda County Judge Robert B. Freedman has given indicated that he will be approving the gang injunction presented by attorneys for the City of Oakland. Present in the audience were several Oakland police officers as well as members of the affected [...]

Although the Oakland City Council has approved $250,000 for goat grazing, it still is pondering whether or not it should spend another $1.5 million for the grazing in Oakland’s parklands and open spaces.

Street sweepers equipped with cameras to photograph parking violations? One councilwoman is giving two thumbs up to the proposed plan.

Seeking to reduce drunk driving, generate city revenue and promote good times in downtown Oakland, two council members want to let Oakland dance clubs stay open until the wee hours of the morning.

Councilwoman Rebecca Kaplan has two proposals that could close the budget’s shortfall and increase Oakland’s “yumminess”. One would lead city to charge fees to absentee landlords for blight, including banks that own foreclosed property and the other would make it easier for local food vendors to set up in Oakland.

Question of the week: Should election law be changed to increase campaign spending? If De la Fuente’s proposal passes, mayoral and city council candidates would need half as many donors to reach their maximum spending limit.

Flying under the radar is a nascent city proposal to allow community gardens – and various other uses – throughout downtown Oakland.

Mercury Insurance is spending millions of dollars to pass Prop 17 this June. So what is Perata’s role in this scheme?