Anger and sadness over Tyre Nichols’ death prompts students to walk out and protest at Oakland Tech
Lantern Festival lures many back to Oakland’s Chinatown
Sooooo sweet: Chocolate Festival promotes Black artists, entrepreneurs and businesses
Oakland puts Chief Armstrong on leave after report cites leadership failure in continued police misconduct
Oakland officials acknowledged Thursday night that Police Chief LeRonne Armstrong was put on paid administrative leave in light of an investigation by a law firm the city retained to look read more…
‘Guess what I just found out — I won the election’: counting error puts Hutchinson on top in OUSD race
The Alameda County Registrar of Voters has acknowledged a mistake in the way votes were tallied in November, leading to a change in the District 4 Oakland Unified School District read more…
Already backlogged with calls, Oakland braces for next powerful storm
Oakland’s Public Works department is gearing up for a series of powerful storms expected Wednesday, Thursday and into the weekend and next week, even as workers are still clearing downed read more…
Ahimsa Collective offers warm, welcoming homes to people reentering world after prison
When Richard Cruz was released from prison after 30 years, he thought he was free. But when he arrived at an assigned reentry home in Hayward, his family was not read more…
My Oakland Agenda: Oaklanders share their visions for the town
In between bites from a chicken and veggie sandwich, Oakland resident Connor Hunter, 9, read aloud from a poster he had just signed at Lincoln Summer Nights, a community event read more…
Kaplan rep says councilmember is ‘truly sorry’ for ethics breach that prompted $19,000 penalty
Oakland’s Public Ethics Commission fined Councilmember Rebecca Kaplan $19,000 Wednesday, for violating the Government Ethics Act by failing to fully report her real estate holdings. Kaplan, an at-large member of read more…
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