“We need to teach kids how to deal with trauma. Violence is not going to stop in Oakland.” Homicides in Oakland climbed to 123 people in 2021, police reports show, dipping slightly to 120 last ...

A man was shot and killed at his own Fourth of July party in Oakland by a party-goer who wouldn't leave, according to the ...

F or more than half a century, Oakland has suffered a seemingly intractable epidemic of violence. According to one study, between 1985 and 2017 the city saw an average of 107 homicides each year ...

Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao says a $2M grant from the federal government will help the city hire three new "life coaches" to help steer vulnerable people away from violence.