Should the mayor and council have more power? Oaklanders can weigh in on charter changes — two sessions remain.
Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee is holding a series of community events to engage residents on a potential plan to reform the city’s charter and change the current system of government. read more…
City Council creates entertainment zones in some neighborhoods to spur night life
Oakland has taken the first step toward building entertainment zones similar to San Francisco’s to boost foot traffic and support night life in commercial corridors. Oakland City Council last week read more…
The Stakes: California may ask voters to offset Trump cuts with a bond measure to fund scientific research
This story is part of “The Stakes,” a UC Berkeley Journalism project on executive orders and actions affecting Californians and their communities. When the federal government rescinded millions of dollars read more…
Oakland council considers policy shift to clear encampments without offering residents shelter
Oakland is considering a controversial policy that would allow the city to clear homeless encampments without offering people shelter first. The City Council is scheduled to vote on the policy read more…
Skaters lead effort to build a roller rink at DeFremery Park
With no indoor rinks within 25 miles of Oakland and no dedicated free outdoor skating spaces, roller skaters in the city are using parking lots, cracked sidewalks and basketball courts read more…
New weekend crews attack Oakland illegal dump sites, but the trash keeps coming back
The intersection of 75th Avenue and Hawley Street in Oakland is in a graffitied industrial area flanked by apartments and recreational vehicles that double as homes. Piles of trash are read more…
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