Oakland North’s 2019 year in review — our top stories
Donated and forgotten: The problem with second-hand clothes
Combining clinicians and cops, Oakland’s response program helps those in mental crisis
Labor unions at odds over West Oakland hotel development
Every theater seat was occupied in Oakland’s city council chamber on Tuesday night, with more community members spilling into the hallway, as members of two of the city’s biggest unions read more…
School board considers renewal of three charter schools
At a special meeting on Wednesday night, Oakland school board members voted to deny one charter school a petition for renewal and failed to approve renewals for two others, planning read more…
A night of silent reading promotes a culture of books
Acta Non Verba celebrates Nine years of helping the youth in Oakland with a silent reading fundraiser. read more…
Bay Area journalists protest job cutbacks under hedge fund newspaper ownership
Journalists hold a rally to denounce what they say are a decline in working conditions at The East Bay Times, San Jose Mercury News and Monterey Herald as a consequence read more…
RoShamBo event space creates a place for Oaklanders to play
Non-profit organization Playworks opened a new community space in downtown Oakland last week called RoShamBo. read more…
Slow but steady change to design bike and walk friendly cities
Ambitious questions about mobility, equity, housing, and safe streets in Oakland were heavily featured during a panel talk at the San Francisco Planning and Urban Research Association (SPUR) on Monday 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.