North Oakland Now

– It’s not just any old Friday: The second to last Art Murmur of 2009 is tonight 5-10 PM. Art and music hit the streets between 48th and 19th on Telegraph in Oakland, where you can also duck in and out of art galleries. Check out this video to see what it’s like. – Craving a “punk band with a Celtic twist”? Check out Dropkick Murphy at the Oakland Fox Theater tonight.  The Pixies, an alternative rock band around for…

– According to US Coast Guard member Levi Read, 422 gallons of bunker had spilled into the bay. In contrast, over 53,000 gallons entered the bay from the Cosco Busan spill in 2007. – Approximately 14 birds died from the recent spill and an additional 36 were found oiled but alive. 2,400 birds died in 2007. If you see oiled wildlife call  the oiled wildlife hotline: 1-877-823-6926 – Skimming operations for the recent spill have been completed, according to the…

Today is the one-year anniversary of Proposition 8, a California proposition that altered the state constitution so as to bar gay marriage.   Same-sex marriage is legal in a handful of states.  Maine was one of them, briefly, until 53 percent of Maine voters voted against same-sex marriage in the state.

Late Monday, Mayor Ron Dellums acknowledged that he owes the IRS money after the issue was brought to public attention. The IRS has placed lien on property Dellums owns; the East Bay Express reports  that Dellums and his wife, Cynthia, owe an estimated $239,000 for not paying taxes between 2005-2007, according to IRS records. It is not known exactly how much Dellums owes to date. Although the Bay Bridge opened Monday morning, it may have to close again to repair…

After a weekend filled with candy, face paint and costumes, are you longing for your Saturday night back? Monday may just seem like a drab, but wake up North Oakland! Want some news with your coffee? Seven days and counting: the Bay Bridge being closed has made commuting very difficult for some, BUT CalTrans has announced that they will likely finish repairs today at it will open at 9:00 a.m. El Día de los Muertos or Day of the Dead,…

Happy Halloween OaklandNorth! With the Bridge still down we’re expecting Halloween to be big in downtown Oakland this year, and we’re not the only ones. Safety is high on the agenda, with Oakland police officers and American Emergency Response teams due to be stationed at busy intersections across the city to help children safely reach their trick-or-treating destinations. Studio one is putting on a Halloween House Party at 365 45th Street at 6pm tonight. Yes, we are assured this does…

Greetings to our dear Oakland North readers, It’s been crunch time for commuters across the Bay area. When the Bay Bridge closed yesterday hundreds of thousands of people were forced to look for alternative routes to and from San Francisco. If you squashed yourself onto a BART carriage yesterday, then you were one of 437, 200 people who set a new record for the highest number of BART riders in a single 24-hour period. BART officials told Oakland North that…

I am a product of Only Child syndrome. Since I moved back to the Bay Area from Fresno, I have spent a lot of time with my parents in Pittsburg. Yesterday, my mother offered to cook me dinner and do my laundry (she had me at hello). The catch: I had to drive to Pittsburg. The 30-minute drive through the Caldecott tunnel was effortless, though, knowing that a home-cooked meal was at the end of my drive. Little did I…