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Oakland sets Town Hall meeting on illegal dumping
A town hall gathering is slated for Monday evening for East and West Oakland residents on the subject of illegal dumping in the city's flatlands, according to organizers.Read More
Oakland to responds to DOJ letter on sanctuary policy
The U.S. Department of Justice has sent a letter to Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf seeking information about her city's sanctuary policy.Read More
Trump accuses Schaaf of obstruction
President Donald Trump accused Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf of obstruction of justice for warning the immigrant community about impending ICE raids during unplanned remarks at a roundtable in White...Read More
Schaaf dismisses attorney general’s criticism
Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf, responded to a fresh round of criticism from U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions this afternoon, telling reporters: "No one elected me to be fearful." Sessions condemned her this...Read More
Sessions slams Schaaf, cites Civil War
U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions said Wednesday morning in Sacramento, "Federal law is the supreme law of the land."Read More
Schaaf blasts back in defense of immigrants
Despite allegations that Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf violated federal law by notifying the public of a massive immigration sweep, she said she's confident that her actions were fully legal. Read More
Oakland touts 5-year crime reduction
Oakland city officials Tuesday celebrated a five-year reduction in violent crime, citing stronger community bonds and stable police leadership.Read More
Pols, public react to passing of Ed Lee
San Francisco residents awoke to the jolting news that Mayor Ed Lee died early Tuesday morning.Read More
Union suspends Oakland strike after 7 days
After seven days of striking, about 3,000 Oakland city employees will return to work Tuesday, union officials announced Monday.Read More
Darin White rises to permanent Oakland fire chief
Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf and City Administrator Sabrina Landreth announced Thursday that they have appointed interim Fire Chief Darin White to be the city’s new permanent fire chief. White,...Read More
Coliseum affordable housing breaks ground
Ground was broken Friday on a $53 million, 110-unit affordable and market-rate housing development at Oakland's Coliseum BART station.Read More
Oakland crews patch 2,800 potholes
Oakland city officials said Thursday that they patched nearly 2,800 major potholes in the past three weeks.Read More
Gov. Brown signs suite of housing bills
Gov. Jerry Brown and other state lawmakers gathered in San Francisco Friday to take aim at alleviating the state's housing crisis.Read More
Libby Schaaf to seek re-election in 2018
Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf, who was elected in 2014, announced Monday that she will seek re-election in 2018.Read More
After latest deadly fire, Oakland mayor promises change
Two of Oakland's top officials Friday announced moves to improve building safety inspections in the wake of the city's latest deadly fire in a dilapidated building.Read More
NFL, Goodell presage grim news for Oakland
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell responded Friday to Oakland's fourth-quarter effort to keep the Raiders from moving to Las Vegas.Read More
Oakland mayor says college education program is off to a good start
Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf said Wednesday that the first year of an ambitious effort to triple the number of low-income college graduates coming out of the city's public schools...Read More
More than 3.5 million people visited Oakland in 2015
More than 3.5 million people visited Oakland in 2015, spending $795 million and supporting more than 7,000 jobs.Read More