Politics
Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) local 1555 announced on Twitter shortly after 10pm that there would be no strike on Wednesday.
Governor Jerry Brown is weighing a request by AC Transit management for a 60-day cooling off period in the planned strike by the bus line’s workers, which otherwise could happen as early as this Thursday.
BART talks will continue into Tuesday, despite union threats to strike at midnight Monday.
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.
The Bay Area’s Monday commute won’t be affected by a BART strike, but workers make no promises about Tuesday.
The law would have made Oakland the first in California to regulate the registration or licensing of firearms on a local level.
Occupy Oakland marked its two-year anniversary Thursday with a celebratory gathering at Frank Ogawa Plaza in downtown Oakland.
Stay up to date as commuters react to looming strike
A Friday morning BART strike was averted, but the possibility remains as talks between union leaders and BART management will continue through the weekend.