The Oakland Zoo is putting into action its preparedness plan against the rapidly spreading bird flu, which now includes the vaccination of California Condors after emergency USDA approval.

"We test all our own birds regularly if they're sick," said Alex Herman, Vice President of Veterinary Services at the Oakland Zoo. "So far since the beginning of HPAI a few years ago we haven't ...

OAKLAND, Calif. - Police, fire services and cultural arts programs are among the services to see budget cuts in Oakland after the city council on Tuesday accepted a plan to balance its budget ...

The Oakland Zoo’s adorable mountain lion cub Briar has grown to over 36 pounds and “isn’t so little anymore,” the zoo said on Wednesday. Footage released by the zoo shows Briar romping around, leaping ...

Maybe they're all out there, but they are keeping their distance. Welcome to the zoo (hypothesis). The story goes that in the summer of 1950, eminent physicist Enrico Fermi was visiting colleagues ...

The Oakland City Council made some difficult decisions during Tuesday night's meeting as the city faces a $129 million deficit. With five "yes" votes, a one "no" vote and two excuses, the city ...

(KRON) – An Oakland tiki bar announced its closure after seven years of business with a fiery message for everyone on Friday. The Kon-Tiki, located in Downtown Oakland, said operating in Oakland ...

OAKLAND, Calif. (KRON) — The Port of Oakland filed an appeal on Thursday in an attempt to keep the name “San Francisco Bay Oakland International Airport” as the Oakland airport’s official ...

Dianne de Guzman is the regional editor for Eater's Northern California/Pacific Northwest sites, writing about restaurant and bar trends, upcoming openings, and pop-ups for the San Francisco Bay ...

Papp: That’s Gina Kinzley. She manages the elephant program at the Oakland Zoo in California. Kinzley: Physically, with elephants, it’s a lot of labor. I think my first week here, I went out ...

It opened in the sprawling 5,500-square-foot Oakland space (formerly home to Belcampo Meat Company) on Feb. 17, 2023. The waterfront restaurant served seafood like oysters and prawns provençale ...