The Fruitvale institution is closing. Its longtime manager, Julian Villalobos Delgado, spent 24 years tending a seemingly limitless, useful, and strange collection of tools.
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Rideshare tax rejected again by Oakland City Council
Lyft claimed the tax would negatively impact low income communities, and several council members agreed.
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Two Black-owned Oakland businesses are finding new life, online
Proper Fashions Boutique and Queen Hippie Gypsy had loyal in-store customers. Now, the Black Business Fund is helping them recover and find new clientele.
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Oakland business tax reform put on hold until 2022
After intense lobbying by business leaders, the City Council voted not to put the reform on this year’s ballot.
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Rasul Oriental Rugs rolls up its wares for good, signaling a changing Oakland
Rasul Salahi escaped Soviet-occupied Afghanistan and sold carpets on Grand Avenue for 24 years, until the pandemic.
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UPS deliveries in Oakland are collapsing under the pandemic
Customers and local employees are begging for help. The Oaklandside investigated.
