Library renovation spells more space, resources
It may not be in Oakland, but North Oakland residents have a new library branch at their disposal. The new South Branch of the Berkeley Public Library re-opened for business last Monday.
Education
Oakland at Work: Elementary school teacher
The Oakland at work series documents the workers who physically keep the city running.
As Clorox turns 100, looking at the Oakland company’s executive pay
Best known for its red, white and blue bottle, Clorox has been the standard “clean scent” for many Americans for over a century. Since its very beginning, when five entrepreneurs each invested $100 to set...
An Oakland grad and Richmond native is on his way to college hoops
Jamaree Strickland sees the world differently. Some may even say the Richmond native has his head in the clouds. If anyone would know it'd be his mom, Stacey Strickland, who recalls that even back in...
Awaiting a charter appeal, AIMS community finishes school year, uncertain of the future
The American Indian Model Schools (AIMS) community is counting down until the last day of school, June 30, which could be the last day of classes for the controversial three-school charter organization.
Media Enterprise Alliance teaches media skills to Oakland teens
Media Enterprise Alliance teaches students from Oakland high schools how to create and produce their own media.
Cinco De Mayo in Oakland’s Fruitvale
Coatlicue drummers and dancers occupied the island between East and West-bound traffic on International Blvd in Oakland, as they celebrated and prayed. With shells at their ankles and feathers on their crowns, over a dozen...
Oakland School Board plans to appoint Gary Yee as acting superintendent
Following the surprising resignation of Superintendent Tony Smith three weeks ago, the Oakland School Board announced Monday morning its plan to appoint board director Gary Yee as acting superintendent. The board will formally vote on...
Children’s Hospital doctor talks Oakland violence, trauma consequences
Allison Briscoe-Smith, the director of the Center for the Vulnerable Child at Children’s Hospital in Oakland, sees consequences in Oakland’s violence that extend far beyond the victims to become a public health issue for the...
At AIMS meeting, few answers on the future of the schools’ leadership
It may have been the shortest school board meeting in recent history.
AIMS board members fire director; board president resigns
During a volatile meeting of the American Indian Model Schools (AIMS) board Friday, the board members lost two of the schools’ most fierce defenders: AIMS Director Sylvester Hodges was fired during a closed session, and...
HUB Oakland launches Kickstarter campaign for new Uptown location
More than 500 people from around the Bay Area attended a launch party in downtown Oakland Monday to help HUB Oakland try and raise $100,000 so that it can move into a large, permanent space...
Civil rights complaint resolved at Skyline High School
In early March, Skyline High School and the Oakland Unified School District resolved a complaint filed by the high school’s Black Student Union nearly a year ago. The resolution could change how students file complaints,...
Memorial honors lives lost during last year’s Oikos University campus shooting
One year later, Oikos University and community members are still dealing with the aftermath of the campus shooting that killed seven.
OUSD Superintendent Tony Smith announces resignation
Oakland Unified School District Superintendent Tony Smith is resigning, according to messages posted Friday morning on the district’s website.
Despite rising college tuitions, nearly half of Oakland students don’t apply for federal aid
Aalijahri Robinson, 18, found out about financial aid for college while she was a senior at Rusdale Continuation High School, located in East Oakland. The Oakland native hoped to attend college in California, but with...
