(From left to right) Rep. Barbara Lee, current students survivors of sexual assault at UC Berkeley, and Rep. Jackie Speier gathered at North Gate Hall Tuesday.
By Amabelle Ocampo | April 16, 2014 2:42 pm
Two U.S. Congresswomen stood shoulder-to-shoulder with sexual assault survivors on the U.C. Berkeley campus on Tuesday to call for federal legislation that would toughen laws on sexual harassment and violence on college campuses.
By Juan Martinez Posted April 11, 2014 12:00 pm
Banjoko once lived in Oakland and was a part of the ‘90s Bay Area Hip...
By Amabelle Ocampo Posted April 9, 2014 9:25 am
The son of Cambodian immigrants, Mao is a former foster child who brings a unique...
By Max Levenson Posted April 7, 2014 9:00 am
Peer mediators serve as "Mr. Kyle" McClerkins’ eyes and ears around school. They listen to...
By Amabelle Ocampo and Daniel Szabo Posted April 4, 2014 8:34 pm
In a tightly-moderated discussion Thursday evening at Temple Sinai in Oakland, mayoral candidates took questions...
By Jennifer Chaussee Posted March 27, 2014 2:35 pm
When Oakland's century-old wholesale produce market opens around 1:00 a.m. near Jack London Square, a...
By Juan Martinez Posted March 24, 2014 2:02 pm
Runners of all ages and abilities from 31 states and three countries gathered at Snow...
By Amabelle Ocampo Posted March 23, 2014 7:21 pm
The Crucible in West Oakland will commemorate 15 years of teaching community welding and other...
By Oakland North Staff Posted March 21, 2014 5:38 pm
An Iraq war veteran who was struck in the head by a police bean bag...
By Niema Jordan Posted March 14, 2014 4:11 pm
More than 90 percent of needle-drug users in Oakland have been exposed to Hepatitis C,...
By Becca Andrews Posted March 10, 2014 11:02 am
The Oakland community filled City Hall last week to speak out against the Domain Awareness...
By Oakland North Staff Posted March 7, 2014 3:09 pm
Oakland Mayor Jean Quan painted her vision of Oakland rising, with her 10K Two plan...
By Becca Andrews Posted March 5, 2014 9:16 am
Mayor Jean Quan broke a 4-4 tie at last night’s city council meeting that means...
By Juan Martinez Posted March 4, 2014 2:46 pm
In the future, the EOSC plans to expand by adding an outdoor competition swimming pool,...
By Amabelle Ocampo Posted March 3, 2014 10:08 am
The International Open Data Hackathon on Saturday was part of an international event observed in...
By Sukey Lewis and Nausheen Husain Posted February 24, 2014 10:00 am
About 3,000 Tibetans and curious East Bay residents gathered at the Berkeley Community Theater early...
By Niema Jordan Posted February 12, 2014 12:00 pm
Throughout the weekend, teams worked on ideas that included ways for former inmates to locate...
By Beatrice Katcher Posted February 10, 2014 3:00 pm
The artist wears black latex gloves and dips a needle into ink. She then draws...
By Jason Paladino and Jennifer Chaussee Posted February 4, 2014 10:06 am
Oakland-based nonprofit Today’s Future Sound teaches music production to students in K-12 schools around the...
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The artist wears black latex gloves and dips a needle into ink. She then draws blue waves around a colorless outline of the Buddha, carefully wiping excess ink off...
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