Many students in Alameda County's youth facility, Butler Academic Center, read below the third grade level. An innovative program is finally offering one-on-one support.

Other events include a free show in San Antonio Park, the ‘Wrapped Up’ exhibit at Manna Gallery, and a listening session to honor the late R&B singer-songwriter D’Angelo.

The decision by city leaders to drop a labor lawsuit has outraged some union leaders. “This decision looks like abandonment. And it looks like appeasement.”

Making her second appearance in federal court Monday, Bella Thompson is charged with assault on a federal officer with a deadly or dangerous weapon.

The West Berkeley institution makes a classic version of the South Indian dish that is worth returning to time and again.

Councilmember Charlene Wang led the charge to make parking at a cul-de-sac on the lake illegal after 10 p.m., saying residents wanted relief from noise and violence.

For 27 hours straight, a team of four scammers posing as Oakland police kept her on the phone and isolated, manipulating the John Muir elementary teacher into delivering nearly $70,000.

A federal appeals court left an order in place today that requires the Trump administration to provide full SNAP food assistance for November. Trump will appeal to the Supreme Court.

A running list of restaurants that have recently closed in Berkeley, Oakland, Richmond, and beyond.

Restorative Pathways bought the regal property this year and plans to house 120 people at a time.

Oakland’s lauded queer bar, Friends and Family, is set to close on Dec. 30. It's an immeasurable loss for Nosh columnist Cecilia Seiter.

There are nearly 11,000 low-income homes in the city. Construction has picked up in recent years.

Catch up on Oakland news while walking the dog or cooking dinner with Oaklandside 510.

A simmering legal squabble escalated on Halloween after Oakland and Waste Management hit a big snag during contract negotiations

The Federal Aviation Administration is forcing airlines to cut 10% of their flights at 40 airports starting Friday, Nov. 7. SFO and OAK are on the list; San Jose is not.

Your guide to Berkeley, Oakland and Richmond cafes serving ceremonial-grade tea, matcha lattes and green desserts, despite a global shortage.

The “No Crumbs” collective created a 2026 calendar and puzzle showcasing local businesses with proceeds benefitting Centro Legal de la Raza.

CJ Rudolph joined the Internal Revenue Service in 2019, just after the last federal shutdown. Now he’s surviving with gig work and a credit union loan.

Fire staff want to protect wide open roads to speed response. Safe street advocates want rules that allow for speed bumps and protected bike lanes that slow traffic for safety.

OAK has not yet been informed if the airport will be affected. The Federal Aviation Administration will release the list of impacted airports on Thursday; the slowdown starts Friday.

Thieves stole 51 shrubs and uprooted others at the Oakland botanical park earlier this month.

A running list of restaurants that have recently opened in Berkeley, Oakland, Richmond, and beyond.

The volunteer police oversight board has significant responsibilities in Oakland’s public safety system. Here’s a primer on its powers.

The Associated Press has called the results on Proposition 50, saying California's redistricting plan will pass.

Other events include a comedy show at Akoma, a pop-up at Mariposa Baking Company, and Portugal. The Man at the Fox Theater.

The Oakland Police Department and the FBI’s Art Crime Team are asking the public to help identify two people suspected of stealing over 1,000 artifacts from the Oakland Museum of California’s off-site storage facility.

The East Bay restaurant closures in October included multiple business that had been open for decades.

Prosecutors allege that the truck was used as a deadly weapon when it accelerated backward toward federal officers at Coast Guard Island.

Born in a Jingletown backyard and featured in The New York Times, Elvira Valera's restaurant has built a following for its tostadas raspadas. Now, it’s ready for its own brick-and-mortar.

Enter your vote for 10 categories covering East Bay restaurants, bars, bakeries, cafes and more.

Coliseum Connections faced troubles from the start. Now, with tenants and owner both behind on rent, government agencies are hatching a plan to stabilize it.

Mail-in ballots are also due today. Anyone who forgot to register can submit a conditional registration at a polling site.

Under court order, FEMA stopped requiring security grantees to collaborate with immigration enforcement on Oct. 21. But AC Transit will not apply, after facing community pressure to protect riders.

David Duong wants a court to toss out all the evidence seized from his home and business, saying that the FBI withheld critical information from the judge who greenlit the search warrant.

Sideshow Express, Starter Bakery, Headlands on Campus, and Tommy's Burger Co. are among the recent restaurant openings.

Lujain Al-Saleh speaks about living and breathing the war on Gaza from Oakland, how the protests inspired her, and what it’s like to learn your relatives have been killed on the family WhatsApp group.

The base next to Oakland was ground zero in protests of last week’s planned-then-abandoned “surge” of feds. It was also a detention center during the Reagan administration’s 1982 raids on undocumented workers.

State education officials found that OUSD created a discriminatory environment in three incidents, including the distribution of a map of the Middle East without Israel. An Arab American organization says the complainants conflated criticism of Israel with antisemitism.

Residents and officials are waiting anxiously to find out whether two judicial rulings Friday mean SNAP benefits will be released for November.

Congressional Republicans killed health exchange subsidies, which now expire at the end of 2025. Program administrators “expect many people to go uninsured” in the Bay Area if they aren’t restored.

A running list of restaurants that have recently closed in Berkeley, Oakland, Richmond, and beyond.

“On Loop” intellectually smashes racially-motivated overpolicing of Black music and culture while offering an alternative post-pandemic renaissance for The Town.

The program will pay 12 OUSD high school students to collaborate with the newsroom and help shape our education coverage. Students must apply by Nov. 30.

Catch up on Oakland news while walking the dog or cooking dinner.

The Trump Administration has attempted to decimate the Department of Education office responsible for ensuring schools comply with the law and educate students with disabilities.

The event organizer, Unity Council, has an emergency preparedness plan in case of federal immigration enforcement activity.

Elected officials and food pantries are scrambling to meet the moment. Food is still available for those in need, they say.

Join The Oaklandside on Nov. 13 at The New Parkway Theater as we talk with local artists behind some of the city’s most iconic murals.

The Oakland Chamber of Commerce’s annual survey examined voters’ attitudes toward public safety, homelessness, and more.

Nora Haron's popular bakery and cafe is ready for its Berkeley debut after the original Walnut Creek location closed mid-year.