Saying goodbye after an incredible year
Occupy Oakland. A school shooting. The federal raid of Oaksterdam. A police chief’s surprising resignation. A stormy first year in office for the new mayor....
Ryan Phillips
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Stories by Ryan
East Africans in Oakland: Here to stay
By Ryan Phillips Posted
Many of the 20,000 people from Ethiopia and Eritrea living in the Bay Area call Oakland home. Oakland North is taking a look at the...
Future cloudy for Oakland’s regulation of medical marijuana dispensaries
By Ryan Phillips Posted
Oakland’s dispensary ordinance, which has been on the books since 2004, is lauded by city officials—a staff report from the City Administrator’s Office published in...
Exploring spirituality and neo-paganism at Ancient Ways
By Ryan Phillips Posted
Waves of incense wafts out of Ancient Ways, a metaphysical and pagan store on Telegraph Avenue and 41st Street, and the sweet smell mixes with...
Adoptable Animal of the Week: Dave
By Ryan Phillips Posted
Oakland North is continuing with our feature. Every week, Oakland Animal Services will spotlight an “Animal of the Week” that’s up for adoption at their...
Lakeview Elementary protest continues as first week comes to a close
By Ryan Phillips Posted
The People’s School for Public Education is nearly a week old. Protesters, including parents of students at Lakeview Elementary and members of Occupy Oakland, continued...
Army Base development project gets OK from city council
By Ryan Phillips Posted
With the looming deadline for a $242 million state grant, and after more than a decade of false starts, a $1 billion development project at...
Community Photo of the Week: In The Dimond
By Ryan Phillips Posted
Oakland North is continuing with our feature. Every week, we will publish a photo submitted by one of our readers. This week’s photo is by...
Adoptable Animal of the Week: Kristen
By Ryan Phillips Posted
Oakland North is continuing with our feature. Every week, Oakland Animal Services will spotlight an “Animal of the Week” that’s up for adoption at their...
BART service to San Francisco returns after fire near West Oakland station
By Ryan Phillips Posted
Jorge Salinas woke up shortly after 2 am Thursday to what sounded like something exploding. He then looked outside and down Mandela Parkway from his...
OUSD board hears allegations of abuse at private school, teachers’ contract demands
By Ryan Phillips Posted
The second-to-last Oakland Unified School District board meeting before the summer recess began Wednesday night with members of the teachers’ union demanding a new contract...
Community Photo of the Week: Piece of Oakland in Mendocino
By Ryan Phillips Posted
Oakland North is continuing with our feature. Every week, we will publish a photo submitted by one of our readers. This week’s photo is by...
Negotiations between port and union stalled, headed for arbitration
By Ryan Phillips Posted
The Port of Oakland is facing “significant financial challenges” according to Pamela Calloway, the president of the port board of directors of the fifth busiest...
What comes next for Broadway Auto Row?
By Ryan Phillips Posted
Residents, city employees and anyone interested in the future of the Broadway-Valdez district, which is located just north of downtown, gathered to ask questions of...
Adoptable Animal of the Week: Amelia
By Ryan Phillips Posted
Oakland North is continuing with our feature. Every week, Oakland Animal Services will spotlight an “Animal of the Week” that’s up for adoption at their...
City council postpones voting on contentious items with two councilmembers absent
By Ryan Phillips Posted
With two councilmembers absent, Tuesday night’s Oakland City Council meeting was brief, and much of the agenda was postponed.
