The killing of AD John Beam left a void in a lesser-known Laney College group: women playing sports who he supported through ...

Merritt Squire was named after former Nebraska star Merritt Beason. They met at a time the Squire family needed it most.

Free parking on Sundays may seem like a staple of city life, but an increasingly certain jurisdictions have ended the ...

Menorah lighting at Lake Merritt, a luminaria walk to honor Coach Beam, a fundraiser for the Street Spirit newspaper, and ...

The City of Oakland is looking to increase the number of cops from the current 630-range to 700 sworn officers. A three-month ...

Two just-completed deals for apartment properties in Oakland point to a frail market for rental residential hubs.

Roughly 100 Oakland police officers off the job on extended leave are costing the city millions of dollars a year at a time when it faces both a budget deficit and an officer shortage.

Former Laney College football coach and current athletic director John Beam died Friday a day after being shot on the school's Oakland campus, police said. He was 66. Beam, a beloved Oakland football ...

Laney College athletic director John Beam, a prominent figure on Netflix's "Last Chance U" series, was shot on the school's campus in Oakland, Calif., on Thursday, Nov. 13, and later died on Nov. 14, ...

OAKLAND, Calif. - Bullets rang out Thursday afternoon at Laney College in Oakland, striking a legendary coach who spent 45 years shaping young athletes into leaders on and off the field. Officials ...

(KRON) — The victim in a Thursday shooting at a California college was the popular football coach featured in the Netflix documentary series “Last Chance U,” sources confirmed to Nexstar’s KRON. John ...