Oakland budget ups police overtime; many officers make six figures in extra hours alone
Oakland leaders closed a $265 million city budget deficit by cutting spending across many departments and programs earlier this month in what Councilmember Zac Unger called a “nobody’s happy budget.” read more…
The Stakes: Oakland immigrant blindsided by loss of Social Security benefits
“The Stakes” is a UC Berkeley Journalism project on executive orders and actions affecting Californians and their communities. After turning 66 in January, Oakland preschool teacher Rosa Carranza applied for read more…
OUSD names interim superintendent; outgoing leader cautions about rapid shifts at the top
A day after outgoing Superintendent Kyla Johnson-Trammell delivered a farewell address, the Oakland Unified School District announced Friday that former Chabot Elementary School Principal Denise Saddler will serve as interim read more…
OUSD names building after slain leader: ‘Thank you, Dr. Foster, for giving your life for this city.’
The Oakland Unified School District named a building Wednesday in honor of Superintendent Dr. Marcus A. Foster, the district’s first Black leader, who was assassinated in 1973. The new administration read more…
Barbara Lee sworn in as mayor, says her job is to lead Oakland ‘into a period of financial stability.’
Former Congresswoman Barbara Lee officially became the 52nd mayor of Oakland during a swearing in ceremony at City Hall on May 20. Lee, 78, was introduced by a pairing of read more…
Oakland High students fight for lead-free drinking fountains: ‘We should not have to beg … to get clean water’
Frustrated by what they see as their school district’s lack of urgency in responding to lead in drinking water, four Oakland High seniors have transformed a senior class project into read more…
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