Economy
Oakland City Councilmember Dan Kalb is attempting to put the spotlight on civic accountability with a new ethics work group. The group will provide a forum for public comment, and it will work in an unofficial advisory capacity with the Oakland Public Ethics Commission.
For decades, the last block of Fifth Avenue has attracted artisans and craftsmen who find creative space amid the industry and decay on the Oakland waterfront.
Calls for food bank assistance and food stamps have risen in Oakland and Alameda County despite the official end to the recession.
BART management is preparing for a strike by making contingency plans as an October 11 deadline approaches.
New Uptown restaurant brings sustainable sushi to Oakland.
The annual event offers the public a chance to sit down with a financial advisor at no charge, no strings attached.
Oakland Unified School District is fighting to preserve essential adult education services despite severe cuts. Join in the discussion.
Gov. Jerry Brown signed Assembly Bill 10 today, which will increase minimum wage in California from the current $8 floor wage to $10 by 2016 – one of the highest rates in America.
For the first time in the Oakland Unified School District’s history, parents of all low-income children eligible to receive a free or reduced lunch must apply for the program by February 6 — or the system could lose government subsidies for the next school year.