INTERACTIVE MAP: Find a polling place near an Oakland BART station
BART will run its regular schedule across all 50 stations on Election Day, providing voters with a transit option to reach polling sites and ballot drop boxes. The agency said read more…
For the first time in Oakland history, teens vote for school directors. So what do they want changed?
Empty toilet paper rolls. Missing bathroom stall doors. Dirty sinks and desks. Those were among the top concerns identified by Oakland Unified School District students in a survey by their read more…
In Oakland, you don’t have to time travel to the ’90s to speed date. Just ask Gen Z
Alex Valle did not expect date night to begin blindfolded and on a stage. She sat across a divider from a potential match, a man who introduced himself as “Dennis,” read more…
A Q&A with Oakland District 5 City Council candidates, talking homelessness and crime
With just days left before Tuesday’s election, Oakland North interviewed the three candidates running for Oakland’s City Council District 5 seat. District 5 extends from the affluent streets of Park read more…
‘Why would you all do this to me?’ asks man whose makeshift cabin was taken in Oakland sweep. ‘I literally needed somewhere to sleep.’
Oaklanders who frequent the waterfront paths along Lake Merritt are accustomed to seeing encampments and trash heaps. Last spring, though, they came upon a surprising sight. A small hand-built cabin read more…
Reliving the memories: Reggie Jackson and other A’s legends hit the Coliseum field one more time
The Oakland Coliseum came alive with baseball over the weekend. A month after fans said a teary goodbye to their beloved A’s, some of the team’s legendary players hit the read more…
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