Posts Tagged ‘Oakland’

Biotech companies, the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine and physicians’ group Brown & Toland to downtown Oakland, are moving to downtown Oakland. The city, already home to health giants like Kaiser Permanente and household products maker Clorox Co., offers a more attractive price points with easy access to transit, according to biotech companies making the move to Oakland.

The Oakland Police Department and the FBI have been partnered together since June 2014 to tackle the large amount of homicide active and cold cases still under investigation. Almost a year later, a physical new joint workspace in the OPD administration building is now near completion and a new billboard campaign has been launched, resulting in a staggering significant amount of cases that are being solved.

Oakland artists sold pieces at the Drawn Together fundraiser, which will support Children’s Fairyland.

In response to Pope Francis’ first visit to the United States, an interfaith community gathered at Oakland’s Skyline Church to support his call to action on climate change.

The race remains vibrant despite a shoestring budget and being run by only a couple dozen volunteers.

An Oakland-based team has created a wearable personal safety alarm that’s as loud as an ambulance.

The Revolve Creative Arts and Film Festival, created as a supplement to Oakland Pride in 2012, specifically highlights work by queer activists and artists of color.