Union representing city technical workers plans one-day strike
The faint sounds of chants and drums echoed through Downtown Oakland Tuesday, as city workers represented by the International Federation of Professional Technical Engineers Union Local 21 marched from Oakland read more…
Protesters say ICE presence in Oakland is keeping immigrants from social services
Activists gathered in a parking lot at the Eastmont Town Center in Oakland on Sunday to demand that the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement not be allowed into the social read more…
Día de los Muertos altars honor strangers as well as loved ones at Oakland Museum
Drums pounded as members of Danza Xitlalli, an Aztec dance group, circled the lawn of the Oakland Museum of California on Sunday, turning counterclockwise, then clockwise, to open the museum’s read more…
Explaining Measure EE, which would shift Oakland to a strong mayor government
When something goes wrong with a city service in Oakland, who has the authority to fix it, and who should residents hold responsible? The answers could become clearer under a read more…
‘Really awesome and engaging’: Chabot combines science education with drag performance under planetarium dome
Under the planetarium dome on Friday evening, Chabot Space & Science Center hosted the third annual space-themed drag show “Science is a Drag!,” which featured performances from Bay Area drag read more…
Oakland Bulky Block Party draws hundreds looking to toss mattresses, appliances and piles of trash.
By 8:45 a.m. on Saturday, more than 50 vehicles stuffed with unwanted furniture, children’s toys, construction materials and mattresses had lined up on Edgewater Drive in East Oakland. Crews were read more…
