Despite rain, Lincoln Elementary students keep walking toward $45,000 goal
Kid-friendly covers of today’s hits echoed through Oakland Chinatown Sunday morning as students walked laps around Lincoln Elementary to raise money for school activities. “Good job, dragons,” teachers and volunteers chanted, read more…
October 24, 2023
No tricks but lots of treats at DogFest Bay Area
Dogs and their owners dressed in colorful and unique Halloween costumes at Jack London Square on Saturday for the sixth annual DogFest Bay Area. Organized by Canine Companions, the event read more…
October 23, 2023
Oaklanders are the art in new Uptown Station exhibit
Over the past few months, two photographers have been roaming Oakland’s streets, striving to capture the style of the city. Their work, a collection of 100 portraits, will debut to read more…
October 20, 2023
How painting your life story can promote healing
Every Sunday for the last six weeks, Craig Morris has walked through Oakland streets populated by drug users to St. Mary’s Center, the shelter, soup kitchen and transitional housing provider read more…
October 20, 2023
Oakland to install hundreds of license plate readers across the city
Oakland City Council unanimously approved the installation of 300 automated license plate readers throughout the city on Tuesday. The vote comes nearly two months after Gov. Gavin Newsom approved a read more…
October 19, 2023
Shopkeepers call on city leaders to stop break-ins, burglaries plaguing businesses
Small business owners say Oakland’s city officials are failing to address a serious crime wave. In September, the city did not submit a completed application that would have secured Oakland read more…
October 19, 2023
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