OUSD cuts attendance positions, despite nationwide ‘crisis’ in absenteeism
Oakland wants to give voters money to make campaign contributions
Addressing ‘a never-ending flow of potholes that sort of keep reappearing’ on Oakland’s streets
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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