For years, locals have delighted in spotting ‘albino’ raccoons around the lake. This year, one mother is raising three leucistic kits.
Category: Community
Posted inHealth & Environment
Native plant gardens are reinvigorating Oakland wildlife—and residents
In backyards and along sidewalk strips locals are tending plants that boost ecosystems, save water, and green communities.
Posted inHealth & Environment
Oakland is getting $8M to plant trees across the city
The federal grant will allow the city and local nonprofits to green neighborhoods, clean air, combat heat, and build community.
Posted inNature
E-bikes now allowed on 850 miles of East Bay park trails
E-bikes could provide greater access and are already in use in many places. But some are worried about their impact on other trail users.
Posted inHealth & Environment
Oakland is seeking volunteers for Creek to Bay Day
The 28th annual event includes numerous opportunities for locals to volunteer, build community, and restore the environment.
Posted inNature
Worried about the fish-killing red tide returning to Lake Merritt? Here’s a way to help
State wildlife officials want the public’s observations of marine creatures during the harmful algae bloom.
Posted inHealth & Environment
Some LGBTQ+ students felt they belonged at St. Joe’s. Then came talk of new ‘guidance’
With rumors of a new potentially restrictive policy on addressing queer and trans students at school, students are feeling concern and stress ahead of the upcoming school year.
Posted inRoad Safety
De’Morea ‘Truckie’ Evans is making Oakland’s streets safer through community organizing
The East Bay’s growing safe streets movement now has a champion in West Oakland.
Posted inArts & Community
Oakland Catholic Diocese files for bankruptcy due to sex abuse claims
The Diocese, which oversees Catholic churches and institutions in Alameda and Contra Costa counties, faces hundreds of lawsuits alleging sexual abuse by clergy.
Posted inHealth & Environment
Lake Merritt’s cherry trees are about to erupt in blossoms
Seventy years ago, civic boosters like Frank Ogawa gifted hundreds of the cotton-candy flowered trees to Oakland. Today, just a few remain.
Posted inHealth & Environment
Can Lake Merritt be saved from another fish kill?
Stewards of Oakland’s wildlife refuge are fundraising to create oxygenated refuges where fish can escape harmful algae blooms.
Posted inHow We Work
Cityside is hiring a director of events
The Oaklandside’s parent nonprofit organization is looking for a thoughtful and innovative events leader to build and connect with the communities we serve through live events.
Posted inNature
You can now watch Oakland’s favorite red-tailed hawks on a live cam
Highland Hospital staff and wildlife ecologists are hoping Stormy and Sunny will raise chicks again this spring.
Posted inHealth & Environment
After ‘heartbreaking’ vandalism, Sausal Creek plant nursery volunteers pick up the pieces
The group lost 600 native seedlings when vandals caused $8,000 in damages. But volunteers say they will replant and rebuild.
Posted inRoad Safety
Bike advocate Dave Campbell announces he’s leaving the East Bay after 24 years
Campbell showed bicyclists how to organize to make streets safer for everyone. And he made advocacy fun.
Posted inArts & Community
Total lunar eclipse will be visible early Tuesday morning in Oakland, rain permitting
Set your alarm clocks for 2 a.m. Tuesday and head to an open field if you can. The next total lunar eclipse won’t be until 2025.
Posted inHealth & Environment
Traffic pollution is increasing health care costs for Oakland seniors, study finds
New research shows that seniors living near high-traffic roadways, including Oakland’s I-880 and I-580, experience more health problems.
Posted inHealth & Environment
Lake Merritt fish die-off: Can the city help? Can you? Will decimated species bounce back?
The Bay’s unprecedented and fatal algae bloom has scientists, government agencies, and others scrambling to understand the causes and long-term implications.
Posted inHousing & Homelessness
Refugees feel the pull and push of Oakland
Newcomers find community in Oakland but are often pushed out due to the high cost of living
Posted inBusiness
Family of Lucky Three Seven’s Artgel ‘Jun’ Anabo raising funds for his son’s future
Anabo was killed Wednesday in front of his restaurant. His sister has launched a GoFundMe to support his child.
