‘This is how you serve your community’: Oakland churches get grant to put housing on their land
‘This event recognizes us’: Seniors flock to Oakland festival promoting health and wellness
6 victims and at least 2 shooters in Wednesday’s Oakland school shooting
Ceasefire walkers in East Oakland say it’s their way of doing something about the uptick in gun violence
Cars along International Boulevard honked their support Friday night as about 15 people walked down the sidewalk holding signs that read “Stop the Violence” and “Love One Another.” The group read more…
Big enrollment drop: OUSD starts school year with 600 fewer students
For the fifth consecutive school year, enrollment is down in the Oakland Unified School District, the administration told the school board at its meeting Wednesday. Though students are still enrolling, read more…
For some Laney College students, Biden’s debt forgiveness plan brings a fresh start
The first thing Milan Merchant did when he heard all of his student loans would be forgiven was take his mom and younger brothers out to Olive Garden for bottomless read more…
VIDEO: Celebrating the nation’s oldest continuous puppet theater, a Fairyland tradition
Fairyland’s Storybook Puppet Theater at Lake Merritt held its 65th annual Puppet Fair Weekend at the end of August, inviting children to discover what is said to be the oldest read more…
Already high child lead poisoning cases expected to rise in Alameda County
Lead poisoning cases remain high in Alameda County, and the Public Health Department expects them to rise in the next couple years, as parents return to having children tested after read more…
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