Posts Tagged ‘downtown’
At Downtown Oakland Specific Plan meeting, city planners talk job and housing creation
Imagine downtown Oakland with parks wrapping around it and even more high rises. Maybe Interstate 980 is gone and has been replaced with a pedestrian-friendly boulevard. That’s all part of Oakland Planning and Building Department’s proposed vision for the next 20 years.
Read MoreShrimp Falafel Mix: How one family-run food truck thrives in Oakland
The city of Oakland implemented a new food vending program in 2017. But, how accessible is the industry to immigrant communities? And how does one family go about creating community through a food truck business?
Read MoreOakland’s first Real Black Friday promotes black-owned businesses
On November 17 in downtown Oakland, the city’s first Real Black Friday was hosted by BetterBlack.
Read MoreOakland historical tours are in season starting in May
The different tours include two which focus on the history and leaders of the Asian and African American communities
Read MoreOakland residents weigh in on issues they believe affect the city
Reaching for the moon was the theme for Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf’s annual State of the City address on October 14, as she introduced the “Oakland Thrives Moon Shot,” a slate of goals to guide her office for the coming year.
Read MoreOakland design fair encourages participants to play
Frank Ogawa Plaza hosted Oakland’s first design fair on Super Bowl weekend. The organizers of the event, Our City, chose local artists to center their designs around the theme of play. The designs ranged from an outdoor living room installed with picture frames that allowed passersby to upload selfies; an adult-sized board of Mancala, a…
Read MoreSpecific Plan could transform Downtown Oakland
The 980 Freeway running through West Oakland is a “great gash” that was originally built to connect with a second Bay Bridge that never arrived, city planning consultant Victor Dover said Monday night at a public meeting to discuss Downtown Oakland’s Specific Plan.
Read MoreCommunity photo of the week: Downtown Oakland
Every week, Oakland North will publish a photo submitted by one of our readers. This week’s image from Benjamin Gaunt is of a mural in Downtown Oakland.
Read MoreOakland by the Zip Code: Photos from the 94618
Enjoy the photo gallery for our weekly series, The Pulse of Oakland. This week’s featured ZIP code is 94618, which include Rockridge and parts of the Oakland Hills. Oakland North reporters will be taking photographs documenting each of the ZIP codes in Oakland over the next few months. Every neighborhood is diverse and different, and…
Read MoreOakland by the Zip Code: Photos from the 94612
Enjoy the photo gallery for our weekly series, The Pulse of Oakland. This week’s featured ZIP code is 94612, downtown and uptown Oakland. Oakland North reporters will be taking photographs documenting each of the ZIP codes in Oakland over the next few months. Every neighborhood is diverse and different, and we want to capture that.…
Read MoreForty Blocks: Oakland’s Telegraph Avenue in photos
A photography class at UC Berkeley’s Graduate School of Journalism documented the Oakland stretch of Telegraph Avenue last fall in photos. This photo series follows Telegraph Avenue from 51st Street in Temescal to the heart of downtown Oakland at 14th Street.
Read MoreFight Night at the MADE in Oakland brings gamers together
All night, fighters will come and go, the post-apocalyptic backdrop will change, and, in the end, one person will be crowned the victor of the first “Fight Night” video game tournament at Oakland’s new Museum of Art and Digital Entertainment.
Read MoreHow will Jerry Brown’s time in Oakland influence him as governor?
In January, Jerry Brown will return to Sacramento as California’s governor. How did his eight years in Oakland influence his thinking about housing, arts, education and leadership, and can the criticism, praise and ambivalence he drew from Oakland residents shed light on what’s store for California?
Read MoreTo cheers, “Gecko Girl” scales Oakland building
Story and slideshow by MAGGIE FAZELI FARD Oct. 24 – It’s a bird. It’s a plane. No – “You’re Gecko Girl!” A rousing cheer burst forth from a dirt-covered lot in downtown Oakland this afternoon as “Gecko Girl” – a.k.a. Lyn Verinsky, an amateur rock climber and general manager of Oakland’s Great Western Power Company climbing…
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