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A court-appointed ethics panel of the Teamsters union has accused a top East Bay leader of official misconduct, adding a new twist to the union’s nationwide battle for control.
The City of Oakland and OUSD are pairing up to help Oakland students pay for college.
A new California Assembly Bill could bring more clean tech jobs to Oakland and reduce pollution.
At the Oakland City Council meeting on Tuesday night, the council approved major reductions in parking requirements for new building construction, while nurses clad in scrubs gave a passionate plea to the council, asking them to oppose the closure of Alta Bates Summit Medical Center. In a unanimous vote, with Councilmember Larry Reid (District 7) absent, the council approved an ordinance to Oakland’s planning code that would drastically change off-street parking and loading regulations. The new requirements aim to provide…
Romeo Must Die. Fruitvale Station. Moneyball—or in other words, Oakland, Oakland, Oakland. For the first time, The New Parkway Theater is dedicating a full week to showing movies that are hella Oakland, from the actors to the locations and filmmakers.
At Safe Passages for Women in Oakland, participants used found objects to build models of a safer city.
Last Thursday residents gathered to celebrate the Ella Baker Center’s 20th Anniversary, present awards and discuss future plans to continue rebuilding communities of color in Oakland.
Workers in the East Bay are willing to drive miles from their homes to earn a higher minimum wage than their home cities offer.
East Bay suicide prevention and social services programs are offering a new course that teaches the public how to recognize and respond to mental illness.