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

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

The passage of two Newsom-backed bills earlier this month to overhaul the California Environmental Quality Act over the ...

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