The Phoenix, an affordable housing complex, opens in West Oakland to help low-income and formerly homeless residents.

A new West Oakland apartment complex was celebrated by local officials and community members Thursday with the hope that it ...

On Wednesday morning, Oakland leaders gathered to hear a new proposal to solve homelessness that immediately drew backlash. Outside City Hall, homeless activists were protesting what was going on ...

In Oakland, California, District 7 Councilman Ken Houston is facing pushback as he works to crack down on the city's homeless crisis. Houston, a Democrat, has earned both praise and criticism as he ...

A man was fatally struck by an Amtrak train Tuesday morning in Oakland as city workers were attempting to remove parts of an ...

Two years ago, as a stopgap measure, Oakland set up toilets, washstands and garbage cans at two of the city’s biggest homeless camps. It was supposed to be the first step toward getting people off the ...

Homelessness is a growing problem in Oakland, both on the streets and now at City Hall as well. Mayor Libby Schaaf recently laid out an ambitious plan to deal with the city’s quickly spreading ...

About two hours after six Bay Area counties announced “shelter in place” orders, Larry Taylor sauntered on 45th Street in Oakland’s Temescal neighborhood. Taylor, who is homeless, held a cigarette in ...