Woodwork, glassware, metal pieces, leather: Annual GIFTY market returns for holiday shopping
West Oakland garage getting electric car-chargers for public use
Injured protesting George Floyd murder, they are now suing Oakland and Alameda County
New filtration program is step toward cleaner air for West Oakland residents
Shortly after Brian Beveridge moved to West Oakland in 1999, he noticed a greasy layer of black soot building up on his window shades and tabletops. It wasn’t hard to read more…
Will A’s stadium project hurt more than help the community?
As the Oakland Athletics proceed to finalize a development agreement for the new baseball stadium at Howard Terminal, some community members who have been involved in the project worry that read more…
Two Star Market to host community meal: ‘Thanksgiving is kind of a day you have to give back’
Two Star Market will host its 19th annual Thanksgiving dinner for the community, a free meal that 1,000 or more people are expected to enjoy in the Dimond District on read more…
For Oakland cyclists seeking art, it’s all about the journey
As they do every month, a dozen or so Oakland cyclists will strap on helmets for a casual ride through the city streets on Sunday, pausing along the way to read more…
Union members walk out of Kaiser Permanente to support engineers on strike for 62 days
More than 40,000 Kaiser employees and members of three local unions walked out at 21 Kaiser hospitals across Northern California on Thursday in support of striking stationary engineers. On Friday, read more…
Boxes, buckets, Buicks and Chevies: Sideshows are at a crossroad
Tires screech and cars dance on the streets of Oakland as sideshow culture fills the air, along with the smell of burning rubber. Originating in Oakland in the 1980s, sideshows read more…
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