Jose Fermoso

A listening session turned rowdy as some Oaklanders scolded the state highway agency over its proposal to allow big rigs on the freeway.

The state rep has sought to steamroll obstacles to road improvements by limiting public feedback. Yet she was a player in a contentious debate over traffic-slowing measures in her own neighborhood.

The congresswoman lost her husband, journalist Kevin Weston, to a rare blood cancer 12 years ago. Now she's won federal dollars for research in Oakland.

After a lengthy turf battle between Transportation and Finance over who can best manage city parking, Barbara Lee has proposed a compromise.

After a lengthy turf battle over who can best manage city parking, Oakland strikes a compromise. Not everyone’s happy.

Designs are nearly complete to fix one of Oakland’s most dangerous roads. They include an elevated median with bike and pedestrian lanes.

Police say a driver sped away from an Oakland housing officer who had attempted to pull him over, then careened into an OPD vehicle, leaving two dead and two hospitalized.

Workers discovered extensive street damage, delaying the project that was sparked by a 4-year-old's tragic death three years ago.

Students at Oakland Tech and Lazear Charter Academy collected data on idling at pickup and drop off — then urged parents to stop.

California's toxic control agency is still investigating possible other violations from a fire that occurred in March.