On March 4, students and educators throughout California will demonstrate against state budget cuts that have slashed finances at public schools and raised student fees throughout the UC system. Oakland North presents a special news package, with all-day, three-city coverage of the protests and the story behind them.
Stories
Student perspective: The rising price of education
March 3, 2010 – 4:35 pm
Is increasing student fees a lasting solution for the University of California’s budget woes? Tess Townsend offers an undergraduate’s perspective on the long-term personal — and institutional — costs of raising the price of education.
About our March 4 education budget crisis coverage
March 3, 2010 – 4:34 pm
Details from the Oakland North staff about our March 4 reporting plans, our coverage area, and our affiliation with UC Berkeley.
Trial of Your Black Muslim Bakery leader begins
March 2, 2010 – 12:08 pm
The trial of Richard Lewis, a former Your Black Muslim Bakery leader, is underway. Lewis is charged with taking part in the kidnapping of two women, and the torture of one. The Chauncy Bailey Project has the story.
At tonight’s meeting, the City Council will continue its discussion about the budget, and the potential cutting of [...]
Beyond Broadway & Telegraph
March 1, 2010 – 11:22 pm
The majority of galleries and exhibition spaces in Oakland are artist-owned and artist-run. We decided to visit several of these artist-owned spaces and curate our own virtual gallery where you can visit and learn about their motivation and vision.
Tonight: ethics complaints about Perata, Quan
March 1, 2010 – 6:00 am
Tonight, Oakland’s Public Ethics Commission will hear two complaints about city resources being used to benefit the mayoral campaigns of Don Perata and Jean Quan, respectively. A Better Oakland has the background.
Officials from the White House will be at Oakland City Hall at 9:30 this morning to talk about the benefits of the federal stimulus [...]
Discriminatory parking enforcement alleged
February 25, 2010 – 11:43 am
Oakland parking officers received instructions to loosen enforcement in two wealthy neighborhoods–Montclair and Broadway Terrace–while maintaining stricter policies in the rest of the story, according to a memo obtained by the Chronicle.
In response, SEIU Local 1021, a union that represents parking officers, tells Oakland North it is holding a protest today at noon at Frank [...]
Nic Nak Liquors fight returns
February 24, 2010 – 11:01 am
The debate over whether to allow Nic Nak Liquors to re-open at 6400 Shattuck Ave reopens March 16, when the City Council takes up the question. Last October, Oakland North reported on the background behind this contentious issue.
The Alameda County Budget Workgroup is holding a public workshop Thurs, Feb. 25 to “discuss the economy, the [...]
Meet the new reporters for spring 2010
February 22, 2010 – 1:17 pm
This spring, Oakland North welcomes a new staff of 13 reporters, all students at the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism.
Got story ideas? Questions? Complaints? Please drop us a line at staff@oaklandnorth.net
Elise Craig
Elise Craig is a native Northern Californian who started writing at her high school newspaper, The Octagon. After graduating from Georgetown University in [...]
Not just another wifi shack
February 17, 2010 – 1:36 pm
Coffee shops used to be the social hub of the community until laptops and wireless Internet turned them into libraries that serve food. In North Oakland, one coffee shop is trying to get the conversation started again. Shilanda Woolridge reports.
Bridge to Nowhere: Visions for Reusing the Bay Bridge
February 17, 2010 – 1:06 pm
As most people are focusing on the construction of the new Bay Bridge—slated to be finished by 2013—others are thinking of ways to reuse parts of the old one
City Attorney files lawsuit against immigration consultants
February 3, 2010 – 8:27 am
A civil suit filed Thursday by the Oakland City Attorney’s Office against immigration consultancy American Legal Services alleges that the company made false promises to clients and damaged their cases.
North Oakland Now: 1/20/2010 Happy new semester!
January 20, 2010 – 5:00 am
Today Oakland North officially welcomes its reporting crew back to school for the start of the new semester! Our group this spring will include Oakland North veterans from the fall 2009 group, the spring 2009 group, and even the founding fall 2008 group, plus we’ll be joined by some new friends who previously worked on our sister [...]
Rebuilding Together Oakland offers info on Haitian relief efforts
January 14, 2010 – 11:35 am
Oakland Director Kim Luqman sent out the following message to encourage members of the Oakland community to donate to Haitian relief efforts.
Here comes Santa Claus, here comes Santa Claus, right down International Blvd.
December 23, 2009 – 9:33 am
Fifty lucky Oakland children on International Boulevard received some early presents yesterday morning from an Oakland police officer dressed as Father Christmas. Instead of eight tiny reindeer leading the way, this Chris Cringle rode an OPD Harley-Davidson.
Did you check out our school lunch special?
December 11, 2009 – 12:47 am
We followed one meal served at a west Oakland elementary school from start to finish. Check out our special multimedia package: The Story of a School Lunch.