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Jack London Square is home to a growing number of solar energy companies. Photo by Theresa Adams.

Oakland by the ZIP code: Photos from the 94607

Enjoy the photo gallery for our weekly series, The Pulse of Oakland. This week’s featured ZIP code is 94607. The area includes the waterfront, Chinatown, West Oakland and the Port of Oakland. Oakland North reporters...
As President Obama was elected for a second time, the band played and the building came alive.

Fours Years Later: African Americans in Oakland react to President Obama’s reelection

Four years ago, people danced in the streets in front of Everett and Jones BBQ Restaurant in Jack London Square. They embraced loved ones and high-fived total strangers. The news cameras rolled, and non-reporters became...
Oakland resident JD Schreiber peruses fresh vegetables on display at the Jack London Square Farmers' Market, where vendors accept food stamps.

Proposed cuts to food stamps may affect Oakland’s farmers’ markets

A growing number of food stamp recipients are using their benefits at Oakland farmers' markets. But profits from such transactions could decline if a proposed $16.5 billion cut to the federal food stamp program passes...
The crowd cheers at wrestler Anthony Butaby who slams James The Gangster down to the mat during a packed Hoodslam match.

Welcome to Hoodslam, the party with rock music, drama and a wrestling ring

On the first Friday of every month, the Oakland Metro Operahouse becomes the rendezvous of some of the wildest wrestlers in Northern California. They call it Hoodslam. It’s not exactly a wrestling tournament, it’s their...
At the first stop on the bike tour, Linden Street Brewery, Robert Mueller (right) chats with owner Adam Lamoreaux about his beer brewing methods while group leader Karen Hester sips the Burning Oak Black Lager.

Eat Real bike tour goes behind the scenes at Oakland shops

At the Eat Real Festival in Oakland’s Jack London Square on Saturday afternoon, crowds of people gathered on the waterfront, queuing up for $4 miniature sweet-potato pies and $5 citrus pork sandwiches on organic, brick...
Enjoying fresh, local food at this year's Eat Real Festival.

Eat Real Festival serving up cheap, fresh, local food

The scent of locally-raised barbeque meat, organic Asian Fusion cuisine, and many other tasty bites cooked by dozens of food trucks is wafting over Jack London Square for the third annual Eat Real Festival this...