Community events and activities for the weekend of September 13 – 15, 2013. Got an event we didn’t know about? Please add it in the comments!
Lee, who represents California’s 13th congressional district and will continue her work in Oakland, said she was “deeply honored” to receive the nomination.
Community events and activities for the weekend of September 6 – 8, 2013. Got an event we didn’t know about? Please add it in the comments!
The new east span of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge opened late Monday night, more than seven hours ahead of schedule.
See what’s going on in Oakland this weekend.
The San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge will be shut down Wednesday night for a five-day construction project by Caltrans, the Bay Area Toll Authority and the California Transportation Commission.
Available space, low real estate prices, access to talent pools like U.C. Berkeley and an attractive urban vibe all draw new tech startups—outshining drawbacks like crime and a troubled school system that still challenge the city.
The Oakland at work series documents the workers who physically keep the city running.
Best known for its red, white and blue bottle, Clorox has been the standard “clean scent” for many Americans for over a century.
Red caution tape cordons off the sidewalk where Eric Wright and his crew are working on electrical wires.
City and police officials expressed their surprise at Oakland Police Chief Howard Jordan’s abrupt resignation, but had few details about what prompted the Wednesday morning announcement.
Oakland Police Chief Howard Jordan announced Wednesday morning that he is stepping down from the department and seeking medical retirement. The abrupt resignation came moments before a scheduled news conference with Jordan and former New York City and Los Angeles Police Commissioner Bill Bratton, which was quickly canceled. Bratton was set to present a crime reduction plan that was a part of a $250,000 contract that brought in a six-member consultant panel in late January. In a letter to OPD…
The sky starts to lighten as Joyce Masih heads out to her bus. It’s just after 6 a.m. at the AC Transit bus yard in Hayward, and Masih is all smiles.
It’s 4 a.m. and Franklin Street is buzzing with the sound of forklifts, shouting and trucks in reverse.
Community activists and environmentalists want the City of Oakland to permanently block a proposed giant crematory proposed near the airport.
Community events and activities for the weekend of April 19-21 2012. Got an event we didn’t know about? Please add it in the comments! Friday, April 19 MOCHA at the Library 3 – 5 p.m. Elmhurst Library Branch, 538 9th Street, Oakland A teaching artist will be on hand at the library for an art lesson. Guerilla Performance Group 4:30 – 6:30 p.m. East Side Arts Alliance, 2277 International Blvd, Oakland A weekly event for teens. More information here. Friday…