oakland

With meetings like this, who needs reality TV?

The race for Oakland’s at-large council seat features two-term incumbent and 2014 Mayoral runner-up Rebecca Kaplan facing off against four challengers. In addition, several interesting ballot measures will be brought to voters including the establishment of a Civilian Police Commission, the “soda tax,” and a strengthening of renters’ rights.

Plus, Richmond police admit they had a hand in sending the woman at the center of the scandal to a rehab facility in Florida. But thanks to a deal reached Monday, she could be home sooner than expected. 

'If you want more of something, subsidize it; if you want less of something, tax it.'

Why is it so hard to fire bad cops in Oakland? The city’s labor unions hold part of the key.

So you think you can drive? 

The Council has voted to ban handling and storage of coal and petroleum coke in the city, effectively killing a project that could have yielded over 1,000 new jobs.

Is Libby in over her head?

Safe cities pay.

Rarely are we rendered speechless. This is one of those times.