County supervisors declare homelessness emergency: ‘We’ve been working incredibly hard on addressing the crisis.’
The Alameda County Board of Supervisors voted for the first time on Tuesday to declare a state of emergency regarding the homelessness crisis, a move that could unlock additional state read more…
Oakland’s soccer teams enter agreement to negotiate building new stadium
Oakland’s two soccer teams moved closer Tuesday to getting a temporary stadium. The Oakland City Council voted unanimously to enter into an exclusive negotiating agreement with Oakland Pro Soccer LLC, read more…
AfroComicCon promotes support, healing: ‘The power of narrative therapy is that you get to rewrite your story.’
Mental health might not be the first thing that comes to mind at a comic book convention. But on Sunday, the seventh annual AfroComicCon at Oakland City Hall featured a read more…
Celebrating Oakland Pride: ‘It’s just beautiful that we have everybody coming together.’
Oakland’s eighth annual Pride Parade began Sunday with a roar — the rev of motorcycles as parade leaders Dykes on Bikes rode up Broadway. Thousands of people attended the parade, read more…
Skyline High School closed Wednesday after shooting on campus
Shots were fired Tuesday morning on the Skyline High School campus, prompting a lockdown and leading to two arrests. No one was injured in the shooting, which happened around 11:20 read more…
‘Next rainy season it’s going to be much better’: BART fixes wheel problem that caused delays
Andrew Guzman was late for work nearly every other day last winter. During the monthslong deluge that soaked the Bay Area, his train to the downtown Berkeley BART station was read more…
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