The Latest Breaking News from Oakland

WASHINGTON — Barbara Lee was in her early 20s, a single mother of two young boys, attending Mills College in Oakland, California. The future California congresswoman needed public assistance and food stamps. She couldn’t afford child care, so often her children would attend classes with her.

At the Port of Oakland, California, on a recent weekday, trucks, cranes and container-laden ships moved goods across the sprawling 1,300-acre complex with the precarious precision of a Rube Goldberg machine.

Babacar Mbengue, 35, of Oakland on the South Side, is charged with reckless discharge of a firearm, Chicago police said. No one was hurt.

Fans in Oakland are already checking out.

OAKLAND, Calif. — Athletics designated hitter Jesus Aguilar wasn’t interested in reliving one of the most epic at-bats you’ll ever see in the aftermath of a 6-4, 10-inning loss Wednesday to the Cleveland Guardians.

OAKLAND, Calif. — First it was rookie catcher Logan O’Hoppe. Then it was Mike Trout. And, of course, Shohei Ohtani. Three homers that tallied six runs of support of a stellar start for Tyler Anderson.

OAKLAND, Calif. — In the second game of the season, the Angels’ offense looked much improved from its opening night struggles.

SAN JOSE, Calif. — A series of three earthquakes — registering between a magnitude of 2.7 and 3.0 — struck Saturday morning in the Oakland hills, beneath the Oakland Zoo, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

Los Angeles Angels third baseman Anthony Rendon is under investigation by MLB and the Oakland Police Department after he clashed with a fan shorly after his team's defeat to the Oakland Athletics

OAKLAND, Calif. — Angels third baseman Anthony Rendon said he could not discuss an altercation with an Oakland Athletics fan on opening night that was captured on video and circulated widely on social media.

OAKLAND, Calif. — MLB is looking into an argument between Anthony Rendon and a fan following the Angels' game against the Oakland Athletics on Thursday.