It’s an early February twilight in Rockridge, and commuters are making their way from the BART station to homes and shops along College Avenue. Mayoral candidate Jean Quan and a small group of canvassers are gathering around a silver Prius on Claremont Avenue.
Stories
In lean times, City Council approves more budget cuts
February 17, 2010 – 3:00 pm
Oakland residents filled the City Council chambers last night, pleading for a reprieve from an additional $15.3 million in city budget cuts to close the deficit for the 2009-10 fiscal year.
1/4/10 The heart of Temescal
January 4, 2010 – 8:12 am
However you define North Oakland, the Temescal neighborhood is at the center of it.
1/1/10 New Year’s Resolutions
January 1, 2010 – 8:32 am
We have a busy year planned at Oakland North, as we’ll follow the mayor’s race; a new police chief’s efforts to keep Oakland’s crime rate on the decline; redevelopment initiatives in Upper Broadway and Golden Gate; and ongoing budget problems at the city and state level.
North Oakland, a semester in pictures
December 29, 2009 – 12:01 am
UC Berkeley unleashed 18 reporters on North Oakland back in late August. Here are some of the stories they found in the last four months.
12/28/09 The news from North Oakland
December 28, 2009 – 9:51 am
Even during UC Berkeley’s winter break, Oakland North has a few more tricks up its sleeve. In the next few days, we’ll showcase some stories that we weren’t able to run during the semester.
With Family Justice Center, county implements comprehensive approach against domestic violence
December 28, 2009 – 12:01 am
In 2008, Alameda County law enforcement responded to almost 7,000 domestic disturbance calls. The Alameda County Family Justice Center helps many of these people navigate legal and social services available to them represent them in court.
Oakland comes together for Christmas concert
December 24, 2009 – 9:56 am
The Oakland Interfaith Gospel Choir performed its annual Christmas concert on December 23 at the 12th Street City Center.
12/22 What happened, Oakland? 2000-2009
December 22, 2009 – 2:03 pm
Ten days from now, the calendar will change and usher in a new decade. The last time this happened, it was a slightly bigger deal, as we were changing centuries and millennia along with it. But still, a lot has happened in the past 10 years.
Computers didn’t melt down during Y2K, but it wasn’t [...]
12/21/09 Health Care Rx for Oakland
December 21, 2009 – 11:12 am
After a flurry of political developments (and snow) in Washington D.C. this weekend, Congress is on the verge of passing a health care bill that would provide coverage to 30 million uninsured Americans. Liberals bemoan the bill’s lack of a government-administered “public option” for health care, while conservatives complain it will create skyrocketing deficits and [...]
Quan’s mayoral campaign starts early, picks up endorsement
December 19, 2009 – 4:48 pm
Oakland’s mayoral election is still 11 months away, but City Council Member Jean Quan received an early vote of confidence from Sandré Swanson, one of Oakland’s State Assembly representatives.
12/18/09 Law and order
December 18, 2009 – 2:24 pm
Residents of North Oakland gathered last night to discuss a November crime surge, including three shootings in Bushrod and Golden Gate. City Council Member Jane Brunner discussed the city’s response, including the possibility of a bound measure to fund Oakland’s police force during challenging budgetary times. Oakland North’s Richard Parks filed this report.
Close to one [...]
Moving forward on bike lanes near MacArthur BART
December 17, 2009 – 8:43 pm
After receiving a $242,500 grant to improve bicycle access around North Oakland’s MacArthur BART station, the city is moving ahead on a series of measures. New bicycle signs are being added to to 40th Street, 41st Street, West Street, Webster Street, and Shafter Avenue
12/17/09 Are we there yet?
December 17, 2009 – 1:24 pm
In describing Oakland, or at least a part of it, the author Gertrude Stein once famously said, “There is no there there.”
The quote has a checkered past. Scholars have pointed out that Stein meant she could not find her childhood home in Oakland when returning to the city in 1930s after decades of living [...]
12/16/09 Moving Beyond Violence in Oakland
December 16, 2009 – 11:06 am
During the past two months, three Oakland North reporters have interviewed five teens at Castlemont High School on MacArthur Boulevard in East Oakland. This neighborhood is at center of some of the city’s worst violence, and it’s a violence that does not spare young people. During the last three years, one in every two homicide [...]
12/15/09 Politics at Year’s End
December 15, 2009 – 11:10 am
2009 is drawing to a close, but there’s still unfinished business in Oakland politics before year’s end.
Oakland North’s Richard Parks is investigating the city’s parking permit renewal system, which has come under scrutiny for inefficiency and excessive cost. The City Council has promised action. Look for a story later in the week.
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