Jose Fermoso

Canceled and delayed trips have become routine. A board member told the East Bay bus agency to “get a handle on this ASAP.”

The corner of 17th Street and Lakeside Drive, where the fatality took place, had been redesigned with pedestrian and cyclist protections. But construction was postponed.

Oakland councilmembers Unger, Ramachandran and Wang are among the current and former elected officials calling for Young to be stripped of his committee assignments after a finding of gender-based harassment.

In 2023, the East Bay Regional Park District allowed e-bikes on trails. A community survey shows hikers on Iron Horse Trail now feel unsafe.

In 2023, the East Bay Regional Park District allowed e-bikes on trails. A community survey shows hikers on Iron Horse Trail now feel unsafe.

A protected bikeway now connects Lake Merritt bike lanes with the 19th Street BART station. Mayor Barbara Lee celebrated the project's completion as one more step toward creating “a vibrant, resilient city.”

The Bay Area native was named county registrar in September after spending her career in the office. She's prepared all year for possible election interference.

The Oakland resident, a pastor with the United Church of Christ, was struck outside Coast Guard Island during a protest last October of a planned ICE deployment.

Cynthia Cornejo, a Bay Area native, was named county registrar of voters in September. She shared what her office is doing to safeguard the integrity of the election.

33 current and former Bay Area elected officials had asked the board to censure Joel Young, an incumbent director and candidate for the Ward 3 seat, over a finding of gender-based harassment.