Oakland North Staff

Adoptable animal of the week: Kirsten

Oakland North is continuing with our feature. Every week, Oakland Animal Services will spotlight an “Animal of the Week” that’s up for adoption at their facility. This week it’s a rabbit named Kirsten.

Adoptable animal of the week: Belle

Oakland North is continuing with our feature. Every week, Oakland Animal Services will spotlight an “Animal of the Week” that’s up for adoption at their facility. This week it’s a dog named Belle.

Adoptable animal of the week: Atlas

Oakland North is continuing with our feature. Every week, Oakland Animal Services will spotlight an “Animal of the Week” that’s up for adoption at their facility. This week it’s a cat named Atlas.

Today’s Future Sound teaches kids coping skills … with a beat

Dr. Elliot Gann is standing in front of his beat-up and stickered black Mazda Protégé in the parking lot of West Oakland Middle School. In his left ear is a Bluetooth earpiece, which, as he eats a Trader Joes sandwich wrap, enables him to lament to a friend the parking ticket he just received. To his side is a worn green Atlantic suitcase that wobbles with a broken wheel. Inside, its contents are packed tight: two sets of studio monitors,…

Community photo of the week: Street Art

Every week, Oakland North will publish a photo submitted by one of our readers. This week’s photo is by Rachel Escoto. She writes, “Photographing and documenting local street art is one of my biggest passions. I spotted this piece at night then drove back the next day to snap it. I got lucky with the clouds.” She writes that the mural is located in West Oakland and is by artists David Polka, Santos Shelton and Joshua Mays.  Rachel’s website is pixelinaphotography.com and…