Oakland honors Black sailors who died in World War II explosion and those found mutinous for protesting
On July 17, 1944, sailors were loading two liberty ships at Port Chicago in Suisun Bay, nearly 30 miles northeast of Oakland, when an explosion went off and killed 320 read more…
Oakland’s hip hop forecast: Ovrkast, with a good chance of success
Sporting a pair of gray, paint-splattered, vintage jeans, a teal thermal shirt, two gold chains and a brown beanie, rapper and producer Ovrkast is dancing atop an old pick-up truck read more…
Will budget cuts ruin Oakland’s chance to again be a major film setting?
With Oakland facing a roughly $80 million hole in the city budget, a heralded new program to bring film productions to town is on the chopping block. The Film Rebate read more…
‘Solidarity is all we got:’ Oakland activists mobilize after disappointing election
Organizers and activists gathered Friday for a discussion on the election’s implications on justice and safety in Oakland. But despite certain results that horrified the crowd, the gathering focused on read more…
Marking 90 years of preserving open space: ‘The park district provides residents in the East Bay access to nature close to home.’
The East Bay Regional Park District began during the height of the Great Depression with a ballot measure asking voters to institute a property tax for the purpose of creating read more…
Oakland’s LGBT community gathers to support each other after Trump election: ‘We’re not going anywhere.’
Over 70 people gathered outside the Oakland LGBTQ Community Center near Lake Merritt Wednesday to celebrate the first anniversary of the creation of the Lakeshore LGBTQ Cultural District — bringing read more…
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