Politics
Oakland’s Mam community, an indigenous group originally from Guatemala, celebrated their first cultural festival on September 15.
Ten communities from around the state are being selected for the deployment of air monitoring systems and community emissions reduction programs.
Oakland artist Chris Johnson and Oakland Museum of California curator use billboards to engage the community.
The two candidates for California’s top education position answered questions about black student achievement at a forum on Saturday.
A bill that arrived on Governor Jerry Brown’s desk last week could change where people can purchase and consume cannabis products.
City council candidates for district 4, one of Oakland’s wealthiest areas, discuss how they’ll make the city more equitable.
Developers may have won in court, but opponents of a project that would ship coal through Oakland say that they’re not done fighting.
Since 2016, Oakland officials have been exploring the feasibility of creating a government-owned bank. But for the project to move forward, city council will have to take action.
Incumbent Mayor Libby Schaaf and candidate Cat Brooks sparred over issues of education and homelessness during the second mayoral forum of the election season.