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Oakland City Attorney and the FBI join forces in attempt to shutter the Mills Motel
The agencies claim the motel is a center for human trafficking and other criminal activity.
Read MoreQuan announces plan to stop sexual exploitation of children in Oakland
In one of her last organizing projects as mayor of Oakland, Jean Quan announced last week a new effort to stop the sexual exploitation of children along a stretch of East Oakland. The city began putting more police officers on the streets late last month in order to discourage pimps, as well as adult males seeking to buy sex, from preying on victims and minors at risk.
Read MoreTwo cultures come together in one Oakland kitchen
Oakland North takes a look at a unique restaurant in East Oakland, one where the Mexican and Vietnamese cultures come together in the same kitchen.
Read MoreMayoral candidate: incumbent Mayor Jean Quan
Undaunted by critics of her leadership, incumbent Oakland Mayor Jean Quan, the first Asian American woman elected to lead a major U.S. metropolis, is fighting to keep her job at City Hall. Her platform stresses a lifetime of service, from her days as a councilmember working to keep libraries open, to her Peace in the Parks program aiming…
Read MoreOakland looks for solutions to curb illegal dumping
In the past year, the amount of illegally dumped junk has shot up by 34 percent, according to the Oakland Public Works Agency, which logged almost 18,000 incidents in 2012. San Francisco, which has twice the population of Oakland, had just 22,000 incidents.
Read MoreFans stream in for Opening Day baseball in Oakland
Oakland North tagged along as people of all ages, and even a dog or two made their way to O. Co Coliseum to watch the home team square off against the Seattle Mariners. We talked to a guy who has seen too many players come and go every year, a person who has seen 40 opening day games in Oakland and a dog owner who thinks the A’s are going all the way!
Read MoreOakland by the ZIP code: Photos from the 94605
Enjoy the photo gallery for our weekly series, The Pulse of Oakland. This week’s featured ZIP code is 94605 in East Oakland. The area includes Eastmont, some of the Oakland Hills, the city’s zoo and more.
Read MoreOakland by the ZIP code: Photos from the 94603
For the third installment in a new photography series, here is this week’s photo gallery for The Pulse of Oakland—the featured ZIP code is 94603 in East Oakland. The area includes Elmhurst, Brookfield Village, parts of the industrial district and more.
Read MoreOakland tech community hosts International Open Data Day hackathon in East Oakland
It is easy to think of hackers as criminals. It’s intuitive, maybe because of Hollywood’s depiction of hackers as invasive, ninja-like evil geniuses, who can download all of your personal data in a few minutes and ruin your life.
Read MoreOakland by the ZIP code: Photos from the 94602
Enjoy this week’s photo gallery for The Pulse of Oakland project—this week’s featured ZIP code is 94602 in East Oakland. The area includes the Dimond district, Glenview, Oakmore and more!
Read MoreOakland by the ZIP code: Photos from the 94601
Welcome to the debut photo gallery for The Pulse of 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. This week’s featured ZIP code is 94601 in East Oakland. The area includes…
Read MoreEastmont Library offers West African drumming, engagement to kids
“One, two, three” says Ben Ofori to a neat pile of fifth graders sitting cross-legged in front of him at the Eastmont Library. They squirm a little, but mostly stare in wide-eyed wonder at the man in brightly colored clothes.
Read MoreSPCA urges low-income pet owners to use local animal welfare programs
Magic is just one of many puppies left for dead and abandoned in less affluent neighborhoods in Oakland, where certain economic factors can add additional challenges to pet ownership.
Read MoreOakland protestors rally against food store’s use of E-Verify program
Protesters held a community rally in front of the Mi Pueblo Food Center in East Oakland on Saturday to protest the company’s voluntary decision to use the Federal Immigrations and Customs (ICE) program, E-Verify, for all new hires.
Read MoreAfrican American students honored for perfect scores
For the third consecutive year, the Oakland Unified School District’s Department of African American Male Achievement honored students who earned perfect scores on their STAR exams, but this year’s ceremony honored both young men and women. To celebrate these students’ achievements, a boisterous crowd of parents, educators and other students attended an evening event at Frick Middle School in East Oakland on October 11.
Read MoreBillboard photos of Oakland gun crime victims display consequences of violence
A billboard campaign initiated by Oakland youth uses personal stories of loss to spread an anti-gun violence message.
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