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.
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Billboard photos of Oakland gun crime victims display consequences of violence
A billboard campaign initiated by Oakland youth uses personal stories of loss to spread an anti-gun violence message.
Undaunted by Detroit loss, fans, Mayor Quan rally for Oakland A’s
There may be no stronger tie of identity between city and team than Oakland has with the Athletics. Known to the rest of the country as the sometimes-suffering underdog, the city of Oakland and its...
Financial planners offer free advice at Oakland City Hall
At the event held at Oakland City Hall on Saturday, people seeking general information or with specific questions about tax and estate or insurance and benefit planning signed up for 15-minute sessions to speak with...
Officials work to clear up confusion about ranked-choice voting
The Alameda County Registrar of Voters is ramping up outreach efforts at churches, senior centers and local low income housing projects to teach voters about ranked-choice voting, a system in which votes are tallied based...
During National Night Out, Oakland residents build special bonds
More than 600 Oakland areas hosted community events inspiring residents to come out of their homes, discuss safety issues, and meet their neighbors during Oakland’s annual National Night Out event on Tuesday.
Oakland celebrates groundbreaking for renovation of historic California Hotel
The sound of jazz—a melody, harmony, rhythm, or timbre—hadn’t filled the lobby of the California Hotel, just off San Pablo Avenue, for more than a decade. And as over a hundred people filled into the...
Girls Inc. hosts groundbreaking ceremony for future move to Oakland
The energy was palpable, with people filling the entryway, shaking hands and engaging in excited conversations as they waited for the ceremony celebrating the opening of Girls Inc’s new location in downtown Oakland to begin...
Quan, city officials roll out ambitious Coliseum plan in effort to keep three pro teams in Oakland
In an effort to prevent the Oakland A’s, Oakland Raiders and Golden State Warriors from being lured away to places like San Jose, Los Angeles and San Francisco, a group of city officials, business leaders...
Oakland’s two mayoral recall efforts begin gathering signatures
On Tuesday, Terence Candell was out in front of Grocery Outlet on Broadway collecting signatures for a recall Mayor Quan petition, while later that night, volunteers for two groups collected signatures side-by-side in front of...
City Council discusses layoffs and department mergers, protesters disrupt meeting
The Oakland City Council began the process of scaling down the city budget last night in response to the projected loss of $28 million in redevelopment funding.
Jakada Imani on the Ella Baker Center, his port commission bid, and fighting for Oakland
Jakada Imani has had to battle his entire life. As a child, he said, he was diagnosed with dyslexia, lived in a home with parents addicted to drugs, and was homeless for a brief period...
New bike lanes installed in downtown area
City officials and bicycle advocates and riders gathered Friday to celebrate the addition of new bike lanes on Webster Street and Franklin Street in downtown Oakland.
Oakland’s City Council approves point system, businesses can earn city contracts
In a lengthy meeting Tuesday, the Oakland City Council approved a pilot program to give more of a preference for city contracts to local and small local businesses and another one to establish mobile food...
Occupy Oakland campers evicted for second time in three weeks
Police officers raided the Occupy Oakland encampment at Frank Ogawa Plaza early Monday morning, evicting scores of protesters, arresting 32 people and closing off the plaza. There were no injuries, according to police.
Bay Area Science Festival will offer robot building challenge and dinosaur workshop for students
Mayor Jean Quan, along with fifth graders from Martin Luther King and Lincoln Elementary schools, launched the kickoff of the The Bay Area Science Festival, scheduled for October 29th to November 6th. The festival will...
