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Saturday, May 22 is the East Bay’s first annual Bike to Market Day. If you’re trying to save on groceries, this is the day to hop on your bike and go shopping. If you show up at select grocery stores and farmers markets with your bike, you’ll get discounts and other goodies. This event was organized by the East Bay Bicycle Coalition. They’re trying to show that bicycles can be used for more things than just commuting and fun. Before…
The Oakland police arrested 26 suspected gang members after a crackdown yesterday, reports the Associated Press. Police say they arrested these 26 people while serving warrants on Thursday targeting the so-called “Ghost Town” gang. The arrests come after four months of undercover investigations and gathering intelligence on the gang. If you like checking out souped up lowriders, head out to the “Chrome & Cops 4 Kids” benefit car and motorcycle show where a big collection of lowriders will be on…
A bicyclist died in a collision with an AC Transit bus yesterday afternoon. According to the Chronicle, Erik Fitzpatrick was struck by the bus on MacArthur Boulevard near Patterson Avenue after trying to swerve out of the way of a car door. Oakland is considering mass layoffs of city workers to close a $42 million deficit, says the Chronicle. These drastic cuts could include letting go nearly 200 police officers, such as investigators, specialized units and walking details, by July…
Hi Oakand North readers, The Arizona boycott, the gang injunction, the mayor’s race … got an opinion about a local issue? Or just want to share your perspective about life as an Oakland resident? We’d love to hear what you have to say! Next week, Oakland North will launch our brand new community Op-Ed page, and we’re inviting our readers to contribute essays of approximately 500 – 1,000 words on any Oakland-related topic of community interest. Please send all submissions…
Some were in spandex, others in dresses or suits and they rolled into downtown Oakland for Oakland’s 16th Annual Bike to Work Day.
The Oakland A’s will play the Texas Rangers tonight. Listen to NPR’s Robert Siegel talk to Dallas Braden of the Oakland A’s, who pitched a perfect game on Sunday in a 4-to-zero win over Tampa Bay. It’s only the 19th perfect game in major league history. A judge today refused to set bail for the 19-year-old Oakland woman accused of murdering her 2-year-old daughter in March. According to the Oakland Tribune, the judge said that it’s likely another child would…
Today the first class of Oakland North reporters graduates from UC Berkeley’s Graduate School of Journalism. Dozens of student journalists have served on the Oakland North staff since the site was launched in autumn, 2008, and many more have offered stories as freelance contributors. As the students graduate from the two-year masters program today, their departure marks the completion of the first class of J-school students to have come through the program since launch of the school’s hyperlocal digital reporting…