The site of what was once a sprawling homeless encampment in West Oakland has become an affordable housing complex for ...

In Oakland, California, District 7 Councilman Ken Houston is facing pushback as he works to crack down on the city's homeless crisis. Houston, a Democrat, has earned both praise and criticism as he ...

Three years before an alleged plot to bribe Oakland’s mayor surfaced, Mario Juarez applied for city funds to invest in ...

Many residents say that illegal dumping has inundated Oakland, Calif., a city with more garbage than almost anywhere else.