Need a laugh? Comics invite you to yuck it up this weekend at festival featuring 10 Oakland clubs
The Oakland Comedy Festival returns this weekend for its sixth year, featuring dozens of up-and-coming and established talent. Mike E. Winfield, a comic who has been featured on “America’s Got read more…
Move to increase campaign donation caps hits snag in Oakland City Council
A proposal to temporarily increase campaign contribution limits for the November election has stalled, after the City Council failed to meet a quorum for the legislation’s passage. The change, proposed read more…
Youth press Mayor Thao about jobs, housing, policing, saying city has ignored concerns of young people
At a youth town hall meeting Tuesday, Mayor Sheng Thao said she was interested in how the government can better support young people and the importance of transitional housing for read more…
Oakland renews controversial gunshot detection system
After several hours of debate, the Oakland City Council voted Tuesday to renew its contract with ShotSpotter, a gunshot detection technology system. The council renewed the $2.5 million contract for read more…
Fashionistas enjoy a splash of Oakland designs with a spot of tea
High tea is a British tradition which typically calls for elegant hats, high heels and extravagant dresses, and those who came to the Claremont Club & Spa on Friday for read more…
Mayor Thao rallies against recall, with help from a former Oakland mayor and other supporters
At an event launching the campaign to fight her recall, Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao said Sunday that the FBI raid of her home in June was an “overreach” by the read more…
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