OUSD students on verge of strike over COVID-19 measures
More police patrols for East Oakland after homicides spike
Decision looms on plan to build more than 200 housing units in West Oakland
Decision looms on plan to build more than 200 housing units in West Oakland
The neighborhood surrounding the West Oakland BART station could be described as a microcosm of the city’s growing housing inequality: Unhoused residents live in camps alongside new apartments and condos read more…
Woodwork, glassware, metal pieces, leather: Annual GIFTY market returns for holiday shopping
Christa Cesario picks out a pair of colorful, handmade wooden earrings and holds them up to her ear. “I came to buy a gift for my mom, and ended up read more…
West Oakland garage getting electric car-chargers for public use
Oakland is partnering with electric provider East Bay Community Energy to install 17 dual-port fast chargers, powered solely by solar and wind power, at the City Center West Garage. The read more…
Injured protesting George Floyd murder, they are now suing Oakland and Alameda County
Kierra Brown was helping wash people’s eyes when officers in riot gear approached, forcing her to run. It was June 2020, during a protest in downtown Oakland over the murder read more…
New filtration program is step toward cleaner air for West Oakland residents
Shortly after Brian Beveridge moved to West Oakland in 1999, he noticed a greasy layer of black soot building up on his window shades and tabletops. It wasn’t hard to read more…
Will A’s stadium project hurt more than help the community?
As the Oakland Athletics proceed to finalize a development agreement for the new baseball stadium at Howard Terminal, some community members who have been involved in the project worry that read more…
Oakland North
Oakland North is an online news service produced by students at the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism and covering Oakland, California. Our goals are to improve local coverage, innovate with digital media, and listen to you–about the issues that concern you and the reporting you’d like to see in your community. Please send news tips to: oaklandnorthstaff@gmail.com.