Big changes coming to Oakland City Council —three seats open, two others up for reelection
Three Oakland council members are giving up their seats, paving the way for new leaders to join the City Council. Council Members Dan Kalb and Treva Reid, and Vice Mayor read more…
Oakland artists go brush to brush, raising money for mural project in Kenya
In the middle of a downtown Oakland studio, two artists stand on opposite sides of a canvas with brushes at the ready. They have no prompt, only 20 minutes to read more…
Oakland honors Al Attles, coach of the champion 1975 Warriors, during ‘Love Life’ week
Former Warriors players gathered at City Hall last week to honor the head coach who helped them win the Oakland team’s first championship. The event, hosted by the city, honored read more…
DogFest celebrates canines whose service goes beyond companionship
Chase Toler walked with his family through Jack London Square on Saturday under a clear blue sky and through a crowd of wagging tails and soft paws For his mother, read more…
Oakland Hills neighbors alerted each other through group chats, used hoses to put out fires as area burned
Around 1:45 p.m. Friday, Benjamin Walker awoke to the sound of firefighters in the backyard of his Sanford Street home. He jumped out of bed, looked outside and saw the read more…
UPDATE: Evacuation lifted for some after wildfire burns two homes, threatens others in Oakland Hills
Some of the more than 500 residents who were evacuated from the Oakland Hills because of a fast moving wildfire Friday were allowed back in their homes Saturday morning. The read more…
Oakland North
Oakland North is an online news service produced by students at the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism and covering Oakland, California. Our goals are to improve local coverage, innovate with digital media, and listen to you–about the issues that concern you and the reporting you’d like to see in your community. Please send news tips to: oaklandnorthstaff@gmail.com.
Popular Posts
- ‘Why would you all do this to me?’ asks man whose makeshift cabin was taken in Oakland sweep. ‘I literally needed somewhere to sleep.’
- Reliving the memories: Reggie Jackson and other A’s legends hit the Coliseum field one more time
- Would Prop. 36 reduce retail theft and drug offenses, or would it just punish harshly without deterring crime?