Roselyn Romero

Oakland’s police watchdog, which was roiled by internal conflicts last year, has 3 new commissioners and a new inspector general.

The City Council renewed OPD’s contract with ShotSpotter through December 2025, with options for 2 one-year extensions, for $840,000 per year.

The Oaklandside sat down with Celsa Snead, executive director of The Mentoring Center, to learn how mentoring can intervene in and prevent violence.

Police must balance enforcing the law and keeping officers, suspects, and bystanders safe, says the Police Commission. Still, some residents want more pursuits.

The gun violence prevention strategy contributed to a drop in homicides in Oakland from 2012 to 2017. Can the city reboot this success?

The city’s existing policy was put in place a decade ago to minimize deadly collisions resulting from high-speed pursuits.

A longtime employee stepped up to assume ownership of Transports after the previous owner announced her retirement in April.

Founded by author and book critic Jessica Ferri in 2021 as an Etsy shop, Womb House Books sells new and vintage works by and about women.

Oakland City Council will vote Tuesday to rename the intersection of Broadway and Garnet, where Lee opened a martial arts studio in 1964.

A step-by-step guide for small-business owners when your windows get smashed, storefront vandalized, or equipment is stolen.