The Oakland Tribune

The City of Oakland remains committed to keeping the Raiders in Oakland, despite the fact it can’t meet the NFL’s Dec. 30 deadline for home markets to submit a rock solid, executable stadium proposal before the league discusses and possible decides on relocation to Los Angeles.

Two Northern California sheriff’s deputies, who were seen beating a suspect on surveillance video last year, and a third deputy, accused of offering the man’s belongings to homeless witnesses so they would not speak out about what they saw, have been slapped with a civil lawsuit.

Two Alameda County sheriff’s deputies seen beating a suspect on surveillance video last year have been slapped with a civil lawsuit, along with a third deputy accused of bribing homeless witnesses with the man’s belongings in exchange for their silence. Jodi Hernandez reports.

Oakland city council members are poised to vote on a series of gun laws Tuesday night, hours after President Barack Obama wiped tears from his eyes for the first graders killed during the Sandy Hook massacre while issuing executive gun control measures from the White House.

Oakland city council members are poised to vote on a series of gun laws Tuesday night, hours after President Barack Obama wiped tears from his eyes for the first graders killed during the Sandy Hook massacre while issuing executive gun control measures from the White House.

Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf discusses the city’s response to the National Football League about keeping the Oakland Raiders football team in the city.

Officials say a school bus driver was arrested on suspicion of drunken driving while taking 28 students home in Napa County last week.

Fremont police say a homeless man sleeping in a garbage bin is pretty lucky to be alive after he survived two compaction cycles when the bin was dumped into a trash truck.

As critics point to Congress’s inaction over gun regulations, some of Oakland’s leaders want to crack down on gun ownership, proposing new requirements for storing firearms in homes and vehicles and banning high-capacity magazines.

As critics point to Congress’s inaction over gun regulations, some of Oakland’s leaders want to crack down on gun ownership, proposing new requirements for storing firearms in homes and vehicles and banning high-capacity magazines. Jodi Hernandez reports.

Oakland Police say the body of a woman was found inside a burning car and her death is being investigated as a homicide.

Oakland police are investigating after a well-known ice cream man was fatally shot inside his van.

Police said a crew working for an Oakland city television station was robbed at gunpoint for a video camera worth an estimated $60,000.

A 33-year-old San Francisco Bay Area man was killed while climbing Mount Kilimanjaro last weekend.

Authorities are issuing more hefty carpool violation tickets as an increasing number of San Francisco Bay Area solo drivers try to cheat the system.

A San Diego businessman says his latest plan for a new Raiders stadium in the city of Oakland has a 50-50 chance of succeeding, but he’s revealing little else about it.

Authorities are investigating an email sent by a hacker to Contra Costa County officials notifying them of possible corruption at a Concord charter school.

Even though he wasn’t able to perform at Outside Lands and his injured shoulders were pinned back for three hours in handcuffs over the weekend, Oakland’s artist known as Fantastic Negrito is not angry or disheartened. In fact, he said that his well-publicized police citation – after his intern admitted on Saturday to scalping an Outside Lands wristband on...

Even though he wasn’t able to perform at Outside Lands and his injured shoulders were pinned back for three hours in handcuffs over the weekend, Oakland’s artist known as Fantastic Negrito is not angry or disheartened.

A man accused of using his bare hands to kill a goose at Lakeside Park is facing two misdemeanor charges.