Letters from the New United Motor Manufacturing Inc. (NUMMI) CEO to local autoworkders have only amplified uncertainty amongst workers regarding their future once the NUMMI auto factory closes. The auto factory is a joint venture between General Motors and Toyota Motor.
Oakland City Council members Ignacio De La Fuente and Rebecca Kaplan have proposed redirecting $225,000 [...]
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3.12.10 Letters from NUMMI, $$ for voter education
March 12, 2010 – 9:03 am
New Bay Bridge may open sooner than expected
March 11, 2010 – 8:30 am
Good morning, North Oaklanders,
It looks as though efforts to complete the new East span of the Bay Bridge are stepping up, as new sections of the bridge were put into place yesterday.
Police are searching for an Oakland man they believe responsible for three stabbings that occurred in Hayward yesterday over the price of a used [...]
Oakland Technical High School’s “disaster drill”
March 5, 2010 – 10:32 am
Students at Oakland Technical High School participated in a “disaster drill” to draw attention to the state of emergency of education as part of the March 4th Day of Action
Raw video: Oakland Tech disaster drill
March 4, 2010 – 12:44 pm
Oakland North reporter Mary Flynn sends video updates from the Oakland Tech Disaster Drill. Students spill out onto the sidewalk in support of the March 4th protests.
Beer: The beverage of the people
February 19, 2010 – 8:04 am
There are those who say that every beer has a story. A growing number of women in the Bay Area say that every story…should have a beer.
Student-led group pinpoints solutions to youth violence
February 4, 2010 – 3:42 pm
The youth-led Heal the Streets fellowship program, sponsored through Oakland’s Ella Baker Center, hosted a Solutions Salon on Saturday in West Oakland intended to engage community members, youth and policy makers in a dialogue about violence prevention in Oakland.
At police workshop, a warning primer on gangs
December 9, 2009 – 1:07 pm
Neighbors and parents, some wearing headphones for language interpretation, listened to an Oakland officer explain certain colors, signs, and tattoos–like the numbers 13 and 14–that may be markers of gang activity.
North Oakland Post Office
November 23, 2009 – 6:29 pm
When I walk into the North Oakland branch Post Office at 8:56, I immediately take stock of my surroundings and stake out a post from which I might best accomplish my mission. I choose a blond-colored wooden bench alongside the main entrance where there’s a good view of the lobby. My not-so-covert objective is to [...]
11.21.09 Senior healthcare, one less cold case, OPD stretched thin
November 21, 2009 – 9:59 am
Newsflash: ‘You’re gonna get old.’ The Bay Area Senior Healthcare Policy Forum met on Friday to focus on the healthcare needs of seniors.
The 34-year-mystery of an Oakland woman’s death has finally been solved. The death of Karen Rose Robinson, originally thought to be a homicide, is ruled accidental.
Oakland Police Chief Anthony Batts, after his first month [...]
11.20.09: Follow protest escalation live on Twitter
November 20, 2009 – 5:00 pm
UC Berkeley students have barricaded themselves into Wheeler Hall on campus today in protest, after UC regents’ decision yesterday to raise tuition by 32 percent, and the conflict between students and police is taking an ugly turn early this evening–one student has been shot with a rubber bullet, and there are reports of tear gas [...]
Community recipe: Curried Pork
November 19, 2009 – 6:00 pm
Another recipe for the Oakland North collection comes from Oakland resident Kerry Thett.
“As a homegrown Texas girl, I am familiar with crockpot cooking. Now that I have been transplanted to California and have a very busy job, I want to eat hearty, but healthy. Plus I recently began dating a guy from India. What a [...]
11.19.09 Shooting in West Oakland, UC protest resumes, food donation is down
November 19, 2009 – 9:03 am
A 19-year-old man was shot to death in West Oakland last night. Police have identified the man as Elray Jones Jr.
A judge will consider relocation of the Mesherle trial today. Mesherle is charged with the Jan. 1 murder of Hayward resident Oscar Grant at the Fruitvale BART station. Oakland North will have the story later [...]
11.18.09 Mayor fails to disclose South Africa trip, UC protest and green locomotive unveiled
November 18, 2009 – 8:58 am
Oakland Mayor Ron Dellums acknowledged late Tuesday evening that he had failed to report a trip to South Africa on his annual state of economic interests. According to the mayor’s office, the South African government paid for Dellums’ 2008 trip to honor him for his work to end apartheid. The mayor’s office stated that because [...]
11.17.09 Oakland man charged with murder of girlfriend and her young son
November 17, 2009 – 4:17 pm
Curtis Martin III is charged with the murders of his girlfriend, Zoelina Williams, and her 17-month-old son, Jashon Williams. O.N. will have the story later today.
Budget woes could mean a tax increase for Oakland residents and/or potentially selling off Oakland’s convention centers.
City Councilmember Jane Brunner (District ) is in China this week attending a Low [...]
City of Oakland holiday hours
November 16, 2009 – 9:11 pm
Oakland City Offices will be open November 23-25, but will be closed November 26-30 for Thanksgiving and furlough days.