Oakland residents will be harder hit if there is any further delay in Congressional approval of unemployment benefits when political leaders reconvene next week.

Butler University is in the NCAA men’s championship game tonight – and Oakland has a reason to cheer.

After two years of public outcry, the state drops plans to spray populated areas to combat the light brown apple moth.

The Oakland A’s aren’t going anywhere … yet.

Now classified as a hate crime, the vandalism done to an Oakland Greek Orthodox church is one members are trying to put behind them has they begin the healing process.

What will it take for Oakland to become a model green city? That will be the topic of discussion at tonight’s City Council hearing to review staff policy recommendations.

Assemblymember Sandré Swanson (D-Oakland) is one of several East Bay lawmakers endorsing San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom’s bid for lieutenant governor.

While some are gearing up to run in this weekend’s Oakland Running Festival, members of one group dedicated to ending violence are planning to lace up their shoes for a peace walk.

It’s now up to the voters: California residents will decide in November whether to legalize personal use of marijuana and impose a tax that could raise billions for the state’s economy.

President Obama signed a historic health care reform bill into law. The legislation is an effort to fulfill his campaign promise to “bring health care to all.”