.Keith Burbank

Mayor Thao fires Police Chief Armstrong for alleged misconduct  On Feb. 15, Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao announced that she was firing Police Chief LeRonne Armstrong. Armstrong...

Last week, Berkeley City Council members took a step toward making economic reparations to Black people for the years of slavery white people subjected...

Oakland businesses can continue to set up parklets and outdoor cafes in public rights-of-way for free through July 2023, city officials said Wednesday. Permit processes...

The University of California at Berkeley may avoid an enrollment cap this fall thanks to two bills introduced Friday by state lawmakers.   Senate Bill 118...

The Oakland City Council voted 6–2 to certify the Final Environmental Impact Report and pave the way for a binding financial agreement between the...

Keith Burbank reports on the Oakland City Council's controversial budget vote.“The budget passed today by the Oakland City Council makes bold investments to reimagine public safety through violence prevention and non-police strategies that I strongly support,” Mayor Schaaf said in a statement. “Unfortunately, it also cuts 50 police officers who respond to Oaklanders’ 911 calls and enforce traffic safety.”

Keith Burbank covers the concern of Berkeley citizens at the discovery of the Berkeley Police Department's resistance to transparency and oversight in their use of military-grade gear on their civilian population.

     Six hundred Oakland families will be part of one of...