Partygoers gathered to celebrate Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, in a Jack London Square event hall in October, watching dance performances, listening to music, and eating heaps of catered food.

Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee issued two executive orders today that restrict federal civil immigration activities in the city and order departments to prepare for the possible deployment of the National ...

Green Day performs in front of 42,000 fans during the home stop of their "Saviors" tour at Oracle Park in San Francisco. Friday, Sept. 20, 2024. Credit: Ximena Natera for The Oaklandside Oakland will ...

This story first appeared on KQED. On Sunday, Feb. 8, the Bay Area will host Super Bowl LX at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara. And after widespread violence from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement ...

Teens and young adults shared their experiences with sex trafficking in Oakland — and their ideas for solutions — with city and county leaders at a town hall Wednesday afternoon. Roughly 40 community ...

Other events include two Valentine’s Day mixers, and the screening of the Oscar-nominated documentary “The Alabama Solution.” ...

Multiple Oakland businesses, from bars to hair salons, also shuttered or donated earnings as part of a national day of actions to protest Trump’s aggressive immigration crackdown and honor the victims ...

A proposal to raise $1 billion a year will likely be on the November ballot. But BART is planning for massive service cuts — including a total system shutdown — if the measure is voted down. Federal ...

The city’s finance department is on a fast track to take over parking enforcement from the department of transportation, alarming staff and business leaders. The turf dispute will get aired out at a ...

In 1924, Sidney Dearing’s family faced attempted bombings, a mob attack, and KKK threats. Civil rights attorneys say their descendants are owed an apology and compensation.

But a state agency says “concerns remain” about where homeless people would be able to sleep if Oakland adopted the new policy.

Big crowds are expected to converge on the Bay Area for the big game and Bad Bunny’s halftime show at Levi’s Stadium.