Oakland fair connects locals with activism and advocacy groups
On February 12, Oakland Peace Centre held their second Advocacy and Activism resource fair in Downton Oakland.
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Oakland riders and drivers debate #DeleteUber boycott
Uber is relocating its headquarters to Oakland—but the app may be gone from many city residents’ phones before its office opens, thanks to the #DeleteUber boycott.
Video rental, antiques, shoe repair: Old-fashioned shops struggle to hang on
A big red house stands in the middle of Telegraph Avenue, two blocks from the Berkeley border with Oakland. It resembles Santa’s workshop: fun, colorful and packed with a massive amount of “stuff.” The building...
Oakland residents weigh in on issues they believe affect the city
Reaching for the moon was the theme for Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf’s annual State of the City address on October 14, as she introduced the “Oakland Thrives Moon Shot,” a slate of goals to guide...
Bigger than ever, the Oakland Music Festival is back for nine days
They say if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it but what if your goal is to transform it? After three years of steadily increasing attendance and growing popularity, Oakland Music Festival (OMF) CEO and founder...
Oakland residents hold memorial bike ride for Terrence McCrary Jr.
It was just after 6 o’clock on Saturday outside of Bows and Arrows in Berkeley when people started pulling up with bikes. First one, then two, then three—then over a dozen. They were there for...
Women gather to build models of a safer Oakland
At Safe Passages for Women in Oakland, participants used found objects to build models of a safer city.
Oakland job fair focuses on diversity
Job recruiters say it's a candidate's market in Oakland, but applicants still report difficulty finding a match.
Lucid: Energy innovation with a startup’s soul
Lucid has been around for 12 years, but the clean tech company still considers itself a nimble, innovative upstart. The company’s marketing head Ralf VonSosen said that every employee is required to be versatile enough...
Audubon Society rescues heron and egret chicks in downtown Oakland
The Golden Gate Audubon Society and Oakland Zoo have teamed up to rescue baby birds that have fallen from their nests. Watch members on a heron rescue mission in downtown Oakland.
For refugees, resettling in the Bay Area comes at a high price
How the high cost of housing is affecting refugee resettlement in Oakland
Oakland design fair encourages participants to play
Frank Ogawa Plaza hosted Oakland’s first design fair on Super Bowl weekend. The organizers of the event, Our City, chose local artists to center their designs around the theme of play. The designs ranged from...
Oakland residents have a mixed reaction to their new neighbor: Uber
Uber is coming to downtown Oakland, residents worry they will be the ones disrupted.
Gritty City Repertory Theater creates a 1970’s-style Shakespeare for young Oakland performers
For Oakland’s artists, The Flight Deck, an arts and performance venue, is an open home. But for one theater group in particular, the space means much more than that. Tucked away in the back of...
Oakland’s Mardi Gras
A parade slowly danced its way through the downtown on Tuesday, Feb. 17, monopolizing the streets with music and joy.
International antique book fair finds a new home in Oakland
The lines started early. One man asks if this is the queue for ticket holders, hoping that he is in the wrong one. To his disappointment, it’s the right line, so he waits, his anticipation...
