Economy
Oakland as a future soccer World Cup host, racial disparity in the awarding of city contracts, and a possible teen youth center in West Oakland were among the discussion items at Oakland’s City Council meeting Tuesday night.
The third annual Scraper Bike Day celebrates yet another Oakland phenom that has gone bigtime. An O.N. video, plus music that will get stuck in your head.
The Bay Bridge re-opened on Monday morning after six days of closure, due to a failed tie rod that caused an additional tie-rod and a cross bar to fall onto the bridge’s upper deck.
Caltrans has opened the Bay Bridge and traffic is moving steadily in both directions.
Maria Elena Terriquez had always wanted to run her own business. She had sold perfume in Mexico for 15 years when she immigrated to the United States to join the four of her five adult children who were living here.
The unusual fashion show at Jack London Square last night featured discount and second-hand clothing, Willie Brown Jr., and an abundance of pride. A slideshow accompanies the story.
Bridge failures have become a growing concern in recent years due to funding shortfalls, faulty materials and increased traffic flows.
Caltrans is working through the night to repair the Bay Bridge, replacing and enhancing the steel rod structures which loosened and fell across two lanes of traffic on Tuesday evening.
BART expanded services tonight and ran extra trains while ongoing repairs shut down the Bay Bridge.