Oakland, California
From 2012 to 2018, the city in California's Bay Area cut its annual homicides and nonfatal shootings by nearly half, according to reports. But how?
Robert Jacobitz, who was scheduled to testify this week in the deadly warehouse fire trial in Oakland, California, died in a car crash, prosecutors said.
Derick Almena and Max Harris both face 36 counts of involuntary manslaughter over the warehouse blaze.
A new contract reached between California teachers and the Bay Area school district includes higher wages and reduced class sizes.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
Thousands of California teachers in the Bay Area city are demanding better pay and classroom conditions.
“People can’t afford to live here,” said one Oakland, California, teacher who's striking to win higher wages.
“We’re asking for the education our students deserve,” one teacher at an Oakland, California, school said.
The former president and NBA star Steph Curry spoke about the need for young men of color to create spaces “to talk about vulnerabilities” at a California event.
The California senator, who has faced scrutiny over her record as a prosecutor, officially launched her presidential campaign in Oakland.
The California senator announced her bid on Martin Luther King Jr. Day with the campaign theme "For the people."