A fire at an RV in a homeless encampment early Friday injured a woman, temporarily shut down BART service and created a billow of smoke that could be seen for miles, officials said.

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

OAKLAND — A major fire broke out in East Oakland near the Coliseum on Friday at a commercial warehouse near homes. Bay Area fires burn Oakland warehouse, homes over holiday weekend Uncertainty ...

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 ...

Following community outcry, the proposal to bring interim housing for medically fragile people experiencing homelessness ...

Brightline trains have killed 182 people, significantly more than publicly known, an investigation by the Miami Herald and WLRN has found.

In July alone, the fire department responded to eight fires believed to have originated at homeless encampments in arroyos or ...

Deputy fire marshal credits encampment’s help in high-wind fire fight Homeless encampment residents from Juniper Ridge helped ...

People living on the streets in Oakland say someone has been firing projectiles at their vehicles, mostly overnight while ...

A man is accused of setting another man's tent on fire in a homeless encampment alongside DuSable Lake Shore Drive in the ...