The Oakland Police Department got a much needed infusion of new officers Friday with the graduation of 14 recruits from the ...

Amid a police staffing crisis, Oakland is reviving a program to prepare interested youth for a career in law enforcement in ...

Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee on Wednesday announced that the city has secured nearly $900,000 from Kaiser Permanente and PG&E to ...

The Oakland Police Department took a step toward addressing what city leaders described as a staffing crisis. On Friday, 14 new officers graduated from the department's 195th Police Academy. With the ...

If Judge William Orrick does relinquish control of the often scandal-ridden department by the end of this year, he may ...

The program, which recruits college students to earn part-time work experience and receive mentorship, is intended to retain ...

OAKLAND — It was nearly a decade ago that Oakland voters overwhelmingly showed up to support citizen oversight of the police department, leading to the establishment of the Oakland Police Commission.

Mayor Barbara Lee, alongside other Oakland leaders, addressed crime statistics and public safety on Wednesday – noting the drop in homicides, plus a decrease in firearm robberies, firearm assaults and ...

Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee nominated two candidates Thursday for the city's Police Commission, a civilian law enforcement oversight body that, among other things, is currently working to hire a new ...