Oakland community members and leaders gathered in the wake of a pair of shootings at two city schools to condemn the deadly violence.

On Saturday, at community events in West Oakland, residents spoke out about how the violence was impacting a city that, at times, has become desensitized to tragedy.

A new California law, SB 304, lifts long-standing restrictions on Jack London Square properties, opening the door to local-serving businesses and offering Oakland a path to reduce high vacancy rates.

A Northwestern study finds students in Oakland’s MathBOOST program made major math gains — thanks to community members trained as high-dose tutors.

New orange barricades and construction cones are now blocking entrance and exit ramps along I-696 in Oakland County as the MDOT enters the second phase of its Restore the Reuther construction project.

They’ve given the money to other schools outside of Columbia, and once again, ignored a historically marginalized community,” Amy Brooks, an Oakland Mills parent, English teacher and

ORLANDO — UCF's men's basketball team snapped a seven-game road losing streak, dating back to January, with an impressive second-half showing against Texas A&M. The Knights (3-1) return home Monday, Nov. 17, to meet a mid-major that has run the nation's toughest gauntlet to date.

We have a lot of good leaders in the Oakland Police Department,” Mitchell said. “Jim Beere stood above them all.”

Thursday's incident came a day after a student was shot at Oakland's Skyline High School. The student is in stable condition. Police say they arrested two juveniles and recovered two firearms. Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee said she was “heartbroken” by “the second shooting on an Oakland campus in one week.”

In three separate rulings, the California Department of Education has determined that the Oakland Unified School District created a “discriminatory environment” against Jewish students and staff, contradicting the district’s findings.