MACRO, Oakland’s alternative 911 program, getting dispatched to fewer calls
Nearly 18 months after its launch, the efficacy of a civilian unit in Oakland designed to handle certain non-violent 911 calls remains unclear. While the Mobile Assistance Community Responders of read more…
November 4, 2023
Residents work to bring trick or treat back to an Oakland neighborhood
For the past five years, many residents in East Oakland’s San Antonio neighborhood have been unable to enjoy trick-or-treating because they don’t feel safe going out at night with their read more…
November 1, 2023
Oakland concert raises money for Palestinian Children’s Relief
Bay Area artists performed Sunday evening for more than 500 people at the Continental Club in West Oakland to raise money to help children in Gaza. Organized by first-generation Palestinian read more…
October 31, 2023
Halloween show on Greenwood Avenue has enthralled kids since 2007
Every year, hundreds of costumed children and adults crowd onto handmade benches in an unassuming driveway in Oakland’s Glenview neighborhood to watch “Driveway Follies,” a free Halloween-themed marionette puppet show. read more…
October 31, 2023
As Montclair’s first dispensary prepares to open, some fear it will bring crime
With its inviting grass-green storefront and sleek interior, Element 7 appears to fit in among the well-heeled boutiques lining Montclair Village’s business boulevard. But as the first cannabis dispensary in read more…
October 28, 2023
‘Without volunteers, this park would burn down’: Groups work to reduce fire risk in Oakland.
Dale Risden always worries when he sees the densely packed trees growing on the hills in Oakland’s Joaquin Miller Park, which spans 500 acres within the Very High Fire Hazard read more…
October 26, 2023
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