Retired UC Berkeley professor killed in hit and run in Oakland
A well-known 77-year-old University of California, Berkeley sociology professor was killed in a hit-and-run collision while ...
Oakland nonprofits lose critical funding amid city’s budget woes: ‘We are blindsided’
Nonprofit leaders were stunned when Oakland’s city administrator notified more than a dozen community organizations, including Meals on Wheels and other services for seniors, last week that the city ...
Scores of Oakland employees get layoff notices as part of budget balancing effort
Oakland’s ongoing fiscal crisis hit home for 77 city employees last week when they were served layoff notices related to the ...
Police seek suspect, tips in string of Pontiac home invasions
Days before that, a Pontiac man with a lengthy criminal history was charged in connection with a string of home invasions and thefts in Rochester Hills. In December, a female Chilean national ...