At a flower farm in West Oakland, former foster youth are set to begin an internship program to learn about urban farming and running a small flower business.

Laney College students, who were homeless, have moved into a Pocket House—a type of tiny house—that could serve as part of a solution to the housing crisis in Oakland.

In Oakland, a shortage of school nurses has led to difficult working conditions—heavy caseload, treating severe health conditions, and high stress—that nurses say make it challenging to meet the health needs of Oakland students.

In Alameda County, there are multiple barriers—cost, capacity, hours of service—that parents have to navigate in order to access quality child care.

Fresh Lifelines for Youth’s Law Program offers Oakland high school students a unique opportunity to learn about the criminal justice system and how it might affect them in their own lives.

In a packed home in the Grand Lake neighborhood, supporters of Mayor Libby Schaaf and her campaign’s volunteers nibbled on quesadillas and checked back and forth between CNN and the front door to see when the candidate would arrive. Everyone from Jon Sarriugarte, the artist who designed the now-famous snail car, to city hall officials like District 3 Councilmember Lynette Gibson McElhaney, waited under orange and blue streamers. Schaaf’s older sister, Chris Schaaf, even drove in from Castro Valley to…

As the teachers’ union and school district continue contract negotiations, teachers across Oakland demonstrated last week to demand smaller class sizes and a pay raise be included in the new contract.

A committee meeting on Thursday explored the high turnover rate among staff and teachers in OUSD and its effect on student achievement.

On the first day of school at Skyline High School, the Skilled Trades FabLab opened up with a host of new classes and technology offered to students.