
OUSD cuts attendance positions, despite nationwide ‘crisis’ in absenteeism
OUSD cuts attendance positions, despite nationwide ‘crisis’ in absenteeism
Oakland Unified started the school year this week without its five network attendance liaisons, whose sole job was to keep kids coming to school, even as the district struggles to get a handle on …
August 10, 2022

Oakland wants to give voters money to make campaign contributions
Oakland wants to give voters money to make campaign contributions
Oakland voters will be asked on the Nov. 8 ballot if they want the city to give each of them $100 in campaign vouchers that could be donated to the candidates of their choice.
The progr…
July 12, 2022

Addressing ‘a never-ending flow of potholes that sort of keep reappearing’ on Oakland’s streets
Addressing ‘a never-ending flow of potholes that sort of keep reappearing’ on Oakland’s streets
Driving in Oakland can sometimes feel like a video game, swerving around potholes to avoid a flat tire or damage to the undercarriage of your car. Potholes have become one of the few apolitical is…
July 5, 2022
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Once a last resort, hunger strikes now used to pressure local officials in Oakland
Hunger striking may be most well known as a political tool used by suffragettes and Irish prisoners, which is why it caught some off-guard recently to see it being used read more…
March 22, 2022

What’s next for workers, city after century-old foundry announces move to Texas?
AB&I Foundry, one of the largest industrial sources of air pollution in Oakland, announced plans last week to cease operations at its century-old plant and move to an existing facility read more…
March 19, 2022

At town hall to keep OUSD schools open, it’s a race against the clock
Around 60 people attended a town hall meeting Monday at Parker K-8 to discuss ways to save that school and six others that the Oakland Unified School District board has read more…
March 15, 2022

VIDEO: ‘I want people to watch me and remember me,’ says figure skater Michael Xie
Figure skater Michael Xie is a familiar face at the Oakland Ice Center, where he has been training for the past year and a half under coach Laura Lipetsky. The read more…
March 15, 2022

Hundreds rally to pressure OUSD board to reverse vote on school closures
Hundreds of people danced, chanted and marched down International Boulevard on Saturday to protest the Oakland Unified School Board’s decision to close seven schools. Wearing Black Panther Party symbols and read more…
March 5, 2022

No charges against Oakland police sergeant but internal investigation ongoing
A month after the district attorneys in Contra Costa and Solano counties declined to file charges against Oakland police Sgt. Lee French and his wife, Richmond police Chief Bisa French, read more…
March 2, 2022


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