Environment
After forcing a one-day closure of the Port of Oakland over regulatory and wait-time complaints last week, independent truckers say they are pursuing negotiations with the California Air Resources Board, and have promised no further work stoppages through at least Monday, Nov. 4.
In the past year, the amount of illegally dumped junk has shot up by 34 percent, according to the Oakland Public Works Agency, which logged almost 18,000 incidents in 2012. San Francisco, which has twice the population of Oakland, had just 22,000 incidents.
Fire stations throughout Oakland are shutting down for days at a time in response to a cost saving measure that came out of City Hall last year.
New Uptown restaurant brings sustainable sushi to Oakland.
The Superior Court of Alameda County issued a decision at the end of August in favor of the company seeking to build a crematorium at 9850 Kitty Lane in East Oakland, making it more likely that the project will move forward.
Volunteers wielded rakes, shovels and trash bags to clear litter from creek beds and shorelines on Saturday as part of Oakland’s annual Creek to Bay Day at the Rockridge-Temescal Greenbelt.
Amid the clacking of keys and the slurping of Red Bull energy drinks, about 30 computer hackers recently gathered in Oakland. Their goal: to make solar energy easier, cheaper and more fun to use. The hackers –- mostly web developers, engineers and solar energy entrepreneurs –- descended last weekend on the sprawling 12,000-square-foot headquarters of SfunCube LLC in Jack London Square. The solar energy incubator and accelerator nurtures enterprising young solar ventures and shelters startups in the industry. Its mission…
“Above and Below: Stories from Our Changing Bay,” an exhibit at the Oakland Museum of California, offers viewers a sensory and immersive experience of the watery world that lies just beyond our city’s shoreline.
The Oakland Zoo opened a new center dedicated to conserving the rich variety of wildlife in California and beyond.