Staff members from Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee’s office were in Texas this week, joining a delegation of Bay Area officials visiting homeless shelters in San Antonio and Austin. The trip was organized ...

Homeless encampments are a part of the landscape in many U.S. cities. In Oakland, California, one of the longest-standing and most well-known encampments was at Union Point Park. It was right by the ...

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

The site of what was once a sprawling homeless encampment in West Oakland has become an affordable housing complex for hundreds of new tenants. The city celebrated the opening of Prescott Station on ...

Oakland County's Safe Tonight Shelter Fund connects homeless individuals to after-hours shelter spaces at local churches ...

I’ve been helping people live in affordable homes for 25 years. It pains me to say my job has never been so difficult. Local organizations like mine are doing their best to meet rising demand, yet the ...

OAKLAND, Calif (KGO) -- Many small businesses across the state have halted working due to novel coronavirus. However, there may be some relief for them. Oakland Mayor ...

The city of Fremont is often synonymous with tech manufacturing as well as Tesla's headquarters. The average household income is $175,000. But despite its strong economy, Fremont continues to deal ...