The best Oakland news of 2025
Oaklanders often criticize the news media for focusing disproportionately on the horrifying or the scandalous. And let’s face it: this is a complicated city with its share of challenges to overcome. At The Oaklandside, we’re not immune to overdoing it on the doom and gloom. Yet so much...
12 Oakland residents arrested after $800K in merchandise recovered from NorCal retail theft operation
(KRON) — More than $800,000 worth of merchandise was recovered after a months-long investigation into a retail theft operation across Northern California, the California Highway Patrol announced Tuesday. Thirteen suspects — all but one from Oakland — were taken into custody on Dec. 11. CHP stated the stolen goods...
Democratic Party Honors All Rise Alameda for Service to the Community
As part of its year-end festivities, the Alameda County Democratic Party honored local grassroots group All Rise Alameda (ARA) with a certificate of recognition for outstanding service to the community.
Late-Night Stabbing Rocks Emeryville’s New Nellie Hannon Gateway Housing Complex
A man suffered life‑threatening injuries in a late‑night stabbing near Emeryville’s newly built Nellie Hannon Gateway supportive‑housing complex and was rushed to Oakland’s Highland Hospital for emergency surgery. The disturbance was reported at about 11:05 PM Sunday, where responding officers found the victim with a...
Burglaries near Clear Lake result in arrests of suspects from Sacramento, Bay Area
The Lake County Sheriff's Office said three people from Sacramento and one from the Bay Area were arrested as suspects in burglaries that happened in Upper Lake, Nice and Ukiah.
Suspect in Antioch Hotel Altercation Killed on Highway 4 by On-Duty DA Investigator
A fatal incident occurred yesterday after a sequence of events that began at the Comfort Inn on Mahogany Way in Antioch. The Antioch Police Department has reported via their press release that a 47-year-old male suspect, who had earlier triggered a fire alarm and assaulted a security guard at the hotel, was struck...
Shakeup at Oakland Unified: Chief Business Officer Resigns, Chief of Staff Fired
Two top officials are out at Oakland Unified as the district grapples with a projected $102 million budget deficit for next year. On December 12, Chief Business Officer Lisa Grant-Dawson resigned her post, while Chief of Staff Dan Bellino was terminated by interim Superintendent Denise Saddler. Grant-Dawson told KQED...
Gunfire Erupts Near MacArthur: Four Wounded, Teen Suspects Nabbed
Four people were wounded in a shooting just before 4:30 PM last Saturday on 72nd Avenue near MacArthur Boulevard in East Oakland, a busy corridor that has seen more than its share of police tape in recent weeks. Officers arriving at the scene found two victims and had them rushed to nearby hospitals, while two other...
California storm is raising a rare threat: long-lasting tornado risk
A tornado threat was forecast to extend from San Francisco to Los Angeles beginning Tuesday night. Conditions for tornadoes were expected to last in parts of the state through Friday.
San Francisco Police Nab 104 Suspects in Clampdown on Organized Retail Crime in SoMa...
In a concerted effort to tackle organized retail crime, the San Francisco Police Department announced a series of arrests and misdemeanor citations in the South of Market neighborhood after a spike in enforcement operations. From September to December, these actions culminated in the apprehension of 104 individuals,...
