Leaders of the health sciences university hope to double their enrollment and bring much needed foot traffic to the city center.

Helms Ategeka wants to be a pop star. But when he told his dad he planned to pursue a music degree after his graduation next month from high school, his father wasn’t exactly thrilled. So last fall, ...

OAKLAND — For decades, Laney College and Merritt College have built up distinct brands on opposite sides of town, offering their own slices of higher education but often vying for the same students — ...