Shoves, blocks, jams, whips — Bay Area Derby rolls into a new season
To the untrained eye, roller derby seems like pure pandemonium — players falling over like bowling pins, knocking into each other left and right. But hours of weekly training have read more…
Oakland’s 16th Street Station gets historic status, while advocates fight encroaching development
A landmark of the Prescot neighborhood, Oakland’s 16th Street Station is hard to miss. Just off Interstate 880, the 40-feet-tall Beaux Arts style building towers above surrounding homes and squat read more…
Oakland spares firehouses, but it will be months before closed stations reopen
Oakland City Council voted Tuesday to reopen three fire stations that were temporarily closed to save money amid a $130 million budget shortfall. The resolution passed unanimously, signaling a push read more…
VIDEO: Giving kids and communities hope — Youth Alive works to stop the cycle of violence in Oakland
For more than 30 years, an Oakland nonprofit has been working in neighborhoods to interrupt the cycle of violence that often leads to retaliation and incarceration. This story follows the read more…
CO-LLAB CHOIR: An Oakland community brought together to sing healing music
Cava Menzies could feel the warm sun pouring into her bedroom as she sat in silence, eyes closed, legs crossed, engaged in meditation. Menzies, a founding faculty member and music read more…
Feds indict former Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao and three others on corruption charges
Former Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao has been charged by the federal government of using her office to enrich herself, her boyfriend and Oakland contractors David and Andy Duong. The eight-count indictment, read more…
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