Ken Houston says Oakland is in a “critical state of unhealthy, unsafe conditions” and needs to follow the lead of other cities.

The former Oakland school was to be redeveloped into affordable housing, but years of delays and inaction have made the ...

Fire crews put out a fire at an RV at an Oakland homeless encampment early on Friday, June 27, 2025. The blaze hospitalized a woman, fire officials said. (Harry Harris/Bay Area News Group) ...

The area’s council member said placing a shelter near the neighborhood’s “vulnerable residents” would amount to ...

OAKLAND, Calif. - Police are investigating the discovery of a body found while clearing out a homeless encampment on Monday. Officers found the body around 12:45 p.m. in the 2800 block of East ...

Oakland clears homeless encampment, moves 70 to shelter — but advocates say city’s outreach efforts fell short. Victoria Vesovski. Sun, June 1, 2025 at 9:40 PM UTC. 4 min read.

The City of Oakland has cleared a large homeless encampment on East 12th Street, relocating about 70 people to the Mandela House — a former hotel turned shelter, now funded through a state grant.