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CHP hits Oakland streets to crack down on reckless driving, sideshows
The patrols began Sunday and residents should expect to see CHP officers enforcing traffic laws throughout Oakland
Oakland Unified could be next to mandate COVID-19 vaccination for students
A majority of the school board supports the idea, but some say a mandate will harm students who refuse by pushing them out of the classroom. A decision could be reached as soon as Sept. 22.
Alameda County keeps mum on restaurant vaccination mandate
An East Bay home restaurant boom; local beer for your commute; the best torta ahogada; more Bites.
This week in Oakland: District 7 community clean up and Oakland International Film Festival
Other events include Akoma Outdoor Market’s one-year celebration, a market at Eli’s Mile High Club, and Danzacuentos.
We produced six hours of video journalism to celebrate our one-year anniversary, touching on some of Oakland’s most pressing issues.
Arts & Community
Oakland’s pro soccer team fills 10th Street with hometown food trucks
Game day food is a key part of the Oakland Roots’ mission.
city hall & policing
Business improvement districts are all over Oakland, but what are they?
BIDs are an important part of the city’s economic life and often come up in our reporting, so we wrote this explainer.
Alameda prosecutors allegedly violated state laws to help reelect Nancy O’Malley in 2018
A lawyer representing district attorney candidate Pamela Price claims O’Malley’s staff used government email accounts for campaign purposes and coordinated with police unions.
Alameda County jail’s medical director was fired for using her position to obtain drugs
As the top physician in the jail, she oversaw its initial response to the COVID-19 pandemic, which remains a danger as most staff and detainees are unvaccinated.
Judge: Oakland police still have work to do before ending federal oversight
U.S. District Court Judge William Orrick told city officials ‘the light at the end of the tunnel is closer and brighter’ but cautioned against ‘victory dances.’
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Wildfire season is complicating efforts to keep schools safe from COVID-19
On bad air days, schools are instructed to close windows and doors and let the air purifiers work. But during the pandemic, that solution comes with its own problems.
NOSH
These East Bay caterers have made their pandemic pivots a permanent business
Even as the events business picks up, these caterers are sticking with the side businesses they started in 2020.
East Bay Restaurants offering takeout or delivery
These East Bay restaurants have started curbside, no-contact pickup and in-house delivery. Find out who’s offering curbside and delivery.
Health & Environment
Business
Turning support staff into legal partners at Oakland firm
Mentoring at Oakland law firm has formed clerks, receptionists and delivery staff into attorneys.
New city program offers Oakland small-biz owners 1-on-1 support
Staff from the Economic and Workforce Development Department are available for appointments at five Oakland libraries this fall. The initiative aims to make it easier for businesses to access city services.
Oakland’s first city-permitted cannabis fest is happening this Labor Day weekend
Market Daze will take place over three days at Frank Ogawa Plaza in conjunction with Hiero Day.
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