From Hello Kitty to Pikachu, the country changed what the world considers adorable. But do these characters represent joy — ...

Alexis Madrigal's new book makes the case that Oakland is both a sacrificial landscape and a nexus of global trade ...

OAKLAND — Plans to develop a supportive housing site in Oakland took a step forward with a deal to buy a hotel that would be revamped to accommodate the residences. Real estate developer MPI ...

A 33-year-old Oakland man is dead following a shooting early Saturday morning in the uptown district of Oakland. The incident happened around 12:40 a.m. in the 500 block of 18th Street.

The clock’s dwindling down in the Golden State Warriors game, and the tension inside the Athletic Club Oakland ... with the lightning-bolt Warriors logo across the chest.

OAKLAND — A lender has taken back a big apartment complex perched on the Oakland waterfront due to a $100 million-plus delinquent loan, a deal that underscores the feeble state of the East Bay ...

SAN FRANCISCO — Progressive icon and former U.S. Rep. Barbara Lee declared victory Saturday as the new mayor of troubled Oakland, a San Francisco Bay Area city reeling from economic stagnation ...

Former Rep. Barbara Lee (D-Calif.) was projected to win a special election to become the next mayor of Oakland, according to Decision Desk HQ, in what became a closer-than-expected race amid ...

Whatever it's called, when it bows next June, it won't be the first live-action "Supergirl" film. A "Supergirl" starring ...

Former Rep. Barbara Lee, a progressive politician with more than 30 years of service under her belt, is projected to win Oakland, California’s special mayoral election. Lee and her more ...