OAKLAND — For decades, Laney College and Merritt College have built up distinct brands on opposite sides of town, offering their own slices of higher education but often vying for the same students — ...

OAKLAND, Calif. -- The Athletics have picked land near Oakland's Lake Merritt as the site for a new, privately financed ballpark. Team President Dave Kaval said in a letter sent Tuesday evening to the ...

For many locals like Ttori Johnson, 42, 510 Day is a movement. It’s a day when generations of Oaklanders and long-time residents come together to say they are “Still here, living for our city, ...