
Bay Wheels looking to add hundreds of e-bikes to East Bay fleet
Bay Wheels looking to add hundreds of e-bikes to East Bay fleet
Getting around town might get a lot easier, especially for college students in the East Bay.
The Metropolitan Transportation Commission wants to subsidize 20,000 annual Bay Wheels passe…
May 23, 2023

Bay Area Children’s Theatre shuts down: ‘We are heartbroken that BACT cannot continue to carry out its vital mission.’
Bay Area Children’s Theatre shuts down: ‘We are heartbroken that BACT cannot continue to carry out its vital mission.’
After nearly 20 years staging shows for and with children, Bay Area Children’s Theatre shut down Wednesday, citing “unsustainable debt,” brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic.
…May 19, 2023

VIDEO: To no avail, residents use OAK311 app to clean up Lafayette Square Park
VIDEO: To no avail, residents use OAK311 app to clean up Lafayette Square Park
Many Oakland residents are using the OAK311 app to report the poor conditions of their community parks, where debris is dumped, benches are splintered and children are playing on rusted equipment…
May 17, 2023
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New seed-sharing program opens at Oakland Public Library branches
Pam Glassoff wiped a scatter of fresh soil from her hands, basking in the warm afternoon sun in front of the Montclair Branch of the Oakland Public Library. Smiling, she read more…
May 16, 2023

Strike ends: Oakland teachers return to work with 10% pay raise
Oakland Unified School District teachers will return to work Tuesday, 12 days after striking when the union and district could not come to an agreement on wages and other issues. read more…
May 15, 2023

Oakland Museum shines ‘overdue light’ on works by artists with disabilities
Colorful prints, intricate fashion designs and unique animations are just a few examples of what museum-goers can expect from the Oakland Museum of California’s new multimedia art exhibition “Into the read more…
May 12, 2023

Recent sideshow violence spurs Oakland City Council to consider new restrictions
After alarming videos from Oakland sideshows were posted recently on social media, the Public Safety Committee agreed Tuesday to put a proposal for stricter sideshow penalties on next Tuesday’s City read more…
May 10, 2023

What happens next for Wood Street residents after city sweeps encampment?
The Wood Street homeless encampment closed last week, forcing many who lived there into city-run shelters. But more permanent housing solutions are a long way off, including the development planned read more…
May 9, 2023

After decades in prison, Oakland Chinatown ambassador works to keep streets safe and clean
It’s 5 a.m. and the seagulls are perched on top of Da Feng Feng Seafood in Chinatown, screeching. “They’re here for the trash,” Sakhone Lasaphangthong says, pointing with blue medical read more…
May 1, 2023


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