With overgrown brush and hot, dry conditions, the hillsides of Oakland are a recipe for wildfires this time of year.

6, 2010. Tempers flared as the evening of July 22 wore on, turning an Oakland City Council meeting into a marathon debate over the future of medical marijuana in one of the country's most pot-friendly cities.

Jason Baeten opened an all-boys middle school last week, and by day two, he had learned a thing or two: Don't give too many instructions.

Harlan Simon of Oakland runs a small Oakland-based craft business, making artisanal glass and jewelry.

Passengers ride the Free Broadway Shuttle down Broadway in downtown Oakland. Indy Jones rode the green bus rambling down Broadway in Oakland and started noting the restaurants where she could eat lunch and the places where she could do her errands.

Last Monday, Jimon Clark should have walked into a Skyline High School classroom, nervous about being a freshman -- perhaps awkwardly fumbling with his schedule.

The sense of openness, freedom and attention to detail are all here but h2 seems a much different experience than her sister located just down the block.

A women was killed and at least one other man injured during an early morning shooting Saturday that came moments after they left a party hosted by an East Oakland motorcycle club, police said.

The city has approved the opening of a new parolee center despite some objections from nearby residents and businesses.

The Walnut Creek Police Department has arrested a domestic violence suspect they've been searching for since late-August. 36-year-old Damon Sykes was wanted for aggravated domestic violence.