Unlike San Jose, Oakland's redevelopment agency can finance land acquisition and infrastructure upgrades needed for a new ballpark -- and Major League Baseball knows it.
How Jerry Brown's plan to build two giant water tunnels, along with legislation in Congress, could ultimately spoil the last of Northern California's wild and scenic rivers.
The city plans to redraw council district and school board boundary lines in the next few months in ways that could remake Oakland's political landscape.
A hard-hitting internal report found that he may have used confidential information from the transit agency to benefit himself and his private employer.
Oakland already directs a larger percentage of its budget to police than comparable cities nationwide, yet it's planning to spend even more money without demanding reforms.
A respected environmental contractor has questioned the university's controversial fire-prevention proposal and contends that it could create a new fire hazard.
Oakland already directs a larger percentage of its budget to police than comparable cities nationwide, yet it's planning to spend even more money without demanding reforms.
A respected environmental contractor has questioned the university's controversial fire-prevention proposal and contends that it could create a new fire hazard.