BART shifts weekday morning service one hour later
Oakland teachers prepare to strike on Thursday
Oakland council votes in an emergency moratorium to protect duplex renters
Lawsuit challenges Oakland’s certification of education funding tax Measure AA
Two weeks ago, a business advocacy group sued the city of Oakland over its certification of Measure AA, a tax initiative from the November election that would create a fund read more…
A Lunar New Year museum experience
Sunday was a busy and festive day at the Oakland Museum of California as they rang in the Lunar New Year. People crowded into the first floor for a deeper read more…
Bicycle shops in the county are closing for business
Local bicycle shops are dying off in the East Bay. In the last two months, five of them have closed their doors in Alameda County. One of them is Oakland’s read more…
Western monarch butterflies could disappear
Monarch butterflies clustered on eucalyptus tree (Photo by Kathy Riley) Each year, thousands of monarch butterflies from across the west make their way to the California coast where they spend read more…
How much do you know about tamales?
Tamales come in all shapes, flavors, and sizes. At Oakland’s Peralta Hacienda Historical Park, tamales — and how to make them — took center stage on a recent weekend. read more…
Coming soon to Oakland: the Black Choreographers Festival
Dance professor Julia Hughes is finishing a rehearsal in a big circle in the center of a studio. “Breathe in, breathe out,” she says. “Let’s leave all our bad energies read more…
Oakland North
Oakland North is an online news service produced by students at the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism and covering Oakland, California. Our goals are to improve local coverage, innovate with digital media, and listen to you–about the issues that concern you and the reporting you’d like to see in your community. Please send news tips to: oaklandnorthstaff@gmail.com.