Ryan Coogler's tale of vampires in the Jim Crow South, nominated for 16 Oscars, screens in the special format at the Grand Lake Theatre in Oakland for a limited run.

Oakland Unified School District educators voted to authorize a strike last week, following a year of labor negotiations with no deal.

The Oakland Unified School District board voted Wednesday night to approve controversial layoffs that could affect more than 400 positions as the district works to close a nearly $100 million budget deficit.

Mayor Barbara Lee told those attending a recent Business Times event that multiple banks were looking to set up shop in Oakland, and now we have some names of the interested financial institutions.

Oakland’s Black History Month centennial celebration is on Feb. 26, 6–9 p.m., at the Henry J. Kaiser Center for the Arts (10 10th St., Oakland). The event is free and open to the public. Guests are encouraged to attend in “African swag or business attire.”

Drinkwater, an Oakland resident, allegedly fled from police, crashed his car, then attempted to steal a vehicle from another motorist, police said in court filings. He has been charged with evading police, unlawful firearm activity, and resisting arrest, but is out of custody while the case is pending, records show.

Oakland Zoo CEO Nik Dehejia joins 'Fox & Friends First' to discuss the historic birth of the zoo's first red-tailed monkey.

Oakland’s own Father of Gospel, Hawkins, still influences 21st century music with his Grammy-winning hit "Oh Happy Day," as community choirs like the Lighthouse Singers in Marin and the Oakland Interfaith Gospel Choir started springing up outside of churches.