Oakland to fund a new day labor program and center in Fruitvale
Oakland is offering $160,000 to help fund a new day labor program for 2013. Various organizations are vying for the funds, and day laborers say...
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This Weekend in Oakland
By Steve Fisher and Samantha Masunaga Posted
Community events and activities for the weekend of November 30-December 2, 2012. Got an event we didn’t know about? Please add it in the comments!...
Oaktown Spice Shop sells spices for holidays, all seasons
By Samantha Masunaga, Steve Fisher, Aaron Mendelson and Lauren Kawana Posted
The Oaktown Spice Shop, at 530 Grand Avenue across from Lake Merritt, is gearing up for Thanksgiving with holiday spice blends and gift boxes...
Oakland municipal ID, debit card program expected to roll out in January
By Steve Fisher Posted
Many undocumented immigrants in Oakland, and nationally, do not have official identification that is accepted by police, banks or even some healthcare centers. But under...
What did Oakland District 1, At-Large and City Attorney candidates spend to get your vote?
By Angela Hart, Aaron Mendelson and Steve Fisher Posted
Oakland North looked into political spending for three recent local races, breaking down what candidates spent, per voter, for the District One City Council race,...
Fruitvale celebrates Día de los Muertos
By Steve Fisher, Aaron Mendelson and Charles Berkowitz Posted
The Día de Los Muertos celebration in the Fruitvale Village drew people from across the East Bay on Sunday. Azteca dance, Mariachi and Andean music...
Lawyer Craig Brandt’s city council campaign: more police, paid for by a parcel tax
By Steve Fisher Posted
Craig Brandt, running a low-key but determined campaign for the city council seat, has pledged to take no donations from unions or businesses involved with...
Oakland protestors rally against food store’s use of E-Verify program
By Steve Fisher and Charles Berkowitz Posted
Protesters held a community rally in front of the Mi Pueblo Food Center in East Oakland on Saturday to protest the company’s voluntary decision to...
Holy Names University lockdown lifted after OPD secures campus
By Samantha Masunaga and Steve Fisher Posted
This story was last updated at 5:44 pm. A two-hour safety lockdown at Holy Names ended early Thursday afternoon after reports that a man with...
Brown signs bill ensuring some young, formerly undocumented immigrants can get drivers’ licenses
By Steve Fisher Posted
Among the 108 bills that Governor Jerry Brown had to sign or veto by midnight September 30 was a short piece of legislation called Assembly...
Undocumented Bay Area youth attend fair for DACA applicants
By Steve Fisher Posted
Centro Legal de La Raza and other organizations provided a free Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) fair in the Fruitvale on Saturday to help...
East Bay Bicycle Coalition plans ride through historic Oakland
By Steve Fisher Posted
The East Bay Bicycle Coalition (EBBC) is leading a bike tour of five historic Oakland houses on Saturday. The ride will begin with the Peralta...
Oakland Kochavim take ball hockey, community to the rinks
By Steve Fisher Posted
Yossi Offenberg is a die-hard fan of ball hockey, which is like roller hockey, only in shoes. He’s 48 and grew up in Toronto, where...
Oaklanders ring in Jewish New Year
By Steve Fisher Posted
The sun was setting over Oakland’s Dimond Park Monday as Jewish families gathered to toss bits of bread into a small creek running that ran...
At mosque, Oakland Muslims express sorrow and worry over violent aftermath to video
By Steve Fisher and Mark Anderson Posted
As Imam Zaid Shakir walked into Oakland’s Lighthouse Mosque for Friday prayers, several of his congregation leapt to their feet and embraced him, eager to...
Fruitvale Presbyterian, after 123 years in Oakland, holds final service Sunday
By Steve Fisher Posted
When Fruitvale Presbyterian Church was first established 123 years ago, the area it ministered to--with its fruit-bearing orchards--was not yet part of urban Oakland. Faced...
