Oakland

OAKLAND — The ongoing teachers strike that has brought the education of roughly 34,000 students at Oakland schools to a halt will likely continue Monday, with union officials calling the district’s latest contract offer confusing and “full…

The Oakland teachers’ strike entered its second day Friday, though a top state official has offered to mediate negotiations after both sides strongly maintained their positions throughout a tension-filled day Thursday. State Superintendent…

OAKLAND — Oakland International Airport passenger traffic jumped in March, a sign that the East Bay aviation hub continues to recuperate from its coronavirus-spawned economic and travel ailments. The East Bay airport handled slightly more…

Oakland teachers union on strike; schools open anyway…

OAKLAND, Calif. — Sitting in the Oakland Athletics’ dugout last week, Tony Kemp could not avoid the sights and sounds of protesters as they marched across the stadium in green T-shirts with the words “Sell The Team” emblazoned on the front,…

OAKLAND — Oakland teachers went on strike Thursday — and are gearing up for another day out of the classroom on Friday — after union representatives and the Oakland Unified School District failed to agree on a deal at the bargaining table.…

With Oakland Unified School District teachers on strike for a second time in two years, how does their pay compare around the region, state and country? The Oakland Education Association, the union representing the district’s 3,000 K-12…

OAKLAND — A big workspace and creative office company has leased multiple floors in downtown Oakland’s iconic Tribune Tower building in a deal that’s poised to bolster the local economy and real estate market. Regus, the largest provider of…

Downtown Oakland, April 2023. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group) The Bay Area and California suffered a population decline in 2022, according to a disquieting new government report that hints at an ongoing exodus of residents from the…

OAKLAND – Oakland A’s closer Trevor May says he’s better equipped to recognize his symptoms of anxiety now than he was earlier in his big-league career. That’s what made the decision to step away from the team less than two weeks a…