OaklandFeed is Oakland news, written to be quick to read and easy to check.

What we cover

  • Oakland City Hall, the mayor and the City Council
  • Alameda County
  • Public safety: police, fire, the sheriff, the district attorney and the courts
  • Berkeley, Fremont, Hayward, San Leandro, the City of Alameda and the Tri-Valley
  • Transit: trains, buses and roads
  • The port and the airport
  • Schools
  • Development and housing
  • Parks
  • Weather
  • Food and drink, openings and closings, and things to do

The City of Oakland, Alameda County and the county's other cities are separate governments, and the regional transit districts and the port are separate public bodies. "Alameda" is both the county and an island city, so we always write "Alameda County" or "the City of Alameda". We always say which government a story is about.

How we work

We credit our sources and stick to what they support. We use AI tools to help with some of our work, such as drafting stories from official announcements. Our editors oversee and review our AI-assisted work, and the same standards and corrections policy apply to everything we publish. Our ethics and standards explain more.

When we get something wrong, we fix it and say so. Read our corrections policy or see every correction we have made.

Who we are

OaklandFeed launched in 2026 and is published by Community Feed Media. It is an independent news site. We are not part of the City of Oakland, Alameda County or any agency we cover; we report on them for Oakland readers.

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