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Oakland City Council's plan to tackle crime | Rift in local NAACP | Fired OPD chief feels 'vindicated' by new report | Broadway 'bulb-outs'

Category: Health & Environment

A brown and white spotted goat stares at the camera as other goats graze through tall, pale yellow grass and green thistles on a hillside. Behind them are suburban houses and a wooded park.
Posted inHealth & Environment

After a wet winter, Bay Area goats have a lot on their plates

by Nico Savidge June 5, 2023June 5, 2023

Thousands of goats who help reduce wildfire risk in Berkeley, Oakland and beyond are having to chew through thicker vegetation this spring.

Posted inRoad Safety

Report: Oakland traffic collisions are a ‘public safety epidemic’ 

Avatar photo by Jose Fermoso May 25, 2023May 26, 2023

The city described its efforts to stop traffic violence in a sweeping report this week.

An iHealth COVID-19 at-home testing kit sits on a table.
Posted inHealth & Environment

Are COVID-19 tests, vaccines, and treatments still free?

Azucena Rasilla headshotSupriya Yelimeli headshot by Azucena Rasilla and Supriya Yelimeli May 24, 2023May 24, 2023

The federal public emergency ended May 11, but most coverage will continue in the Bay Area and throughout the state through Nov. 12.

Posted inHealth & Environment

Alameda Health System’s COVID-19 memory archive shares stories of frontline workers

Ricky Rodas headshot by Ricky Rodas May 11, 2023May 12, 2023

Launched the day the national COVID emergency was lifted, the multimedia project chronicles the experiences of health care workers during the pandemic’s toughest days.

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How to get that hazardous waste out of the house, and away from kids and pets, without polluting

Sponsored by StopWaste and the Alameda County Household Hazardous Waste Program May 11, 2023May 11, 2023

Alameda County has four drop-off locations for household chemicals, along with collection days at Golden Gate Fields in Albany.

Posted inHealth & Environment

Winter storms test East Bay’s progress in repairing leaky sewage lines

by Kate Darby Rauch May 4, 2023May 3, 2023

In response to a lawsuit, Berkeley, Oakland, EBMUD and others agreed to rehab wastewater systems so less sewage lands in the bay. Tested by heavy rains and pipe-clogging pandemic wipes, leaks continue but work is on track.

Posted inRoad Safety

Traffic safety advocates deliver Oakland budget petition to City Council

Avatar photo by Jose Fermoso April 19, 2023April 19, 2023

Bike and pedestrian activists want the council to increase spending on road infrastructure by $20 million, taking this funding out of the police budget.

Posted inHealth & Environment

It’s springtime in Oakland, and that means duckling rescues

by C.J. Hirschfield April 17, 2023April 17, 2023

Oakland Animal Control Officer Julian Taizan and Grand Lake neighbors reunited a lost chick with its mallard family.

pedestrians walking down the sidewalk in the Fruitvale District
Posted inHealth & Environment

What’s next for Oakland’s guaranteed income program?

Ricky Rodas headshotAshley McBride headshotNatalie Orenstein headshot by Ricky Rodas, Ashley McBride and Natalie Orenstein April 11, 2023April 11, 2023

The pilot, which lasted two years thanks to an anonymous donor, is coming to an end in June.

Posted inHealth & Environment

9 spots bursting with wildflowers in East Bay and beyond 

by Colleen Neff April 10, 2023April 11, 2023

Here are spots where you can experience beautiful flowers, some in Oakland and some a short drive away.

Posted inHealth & Environment

How much damage did this winter’s atmospheric rivers do to Oakland’s roads?

Ricky Rodas headshot by Ricky Rodas April 7, 2023April 7, 2023

It’s been a season of washed out roads, toppled trees, and landslides. A new city report assesses the destruction.

Brochures containing health information.
Posted inHealth & Environment

New treatment options could help curb Oakland’s methamphetamine addiction crisis

by Robin Buller April 7, 2023April 10, 2023

Health experts say new therapy programs mark a step in the right direction after years of insufficient resources.

Posted inHealth & Environment

Lake Merritt’s cherry trees are about to erupt in blossoms

Darwin BondGraham by Darwin BondGraham April 6, 2023April 10, 2023

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

Which Oakland hospitals have mask mandates?

by Zack Haber April 4, 2023April 4, 2023

Alameda County’s COVID-19 mask mandate has expired but these local healthcare providers are still requiring everyone to wear them.

Posted inHealth & Environment

Ex-Oakland employees file lawsuit over COVID vaccine mandate

Darwin BondGraham by Darwin BondGraham March 29, 2023March 29, 2023

Two dozen former city workers claim the city didn’t accommodate their Christian beliefs against abortion when it fired them for refusing the vaccine.

Posted inHealth & Environment

Parking meter enforcement has begun at Lake Merritt 

Avatar photo by Jose Fermoso March 29, 2023March 29, 2023

When do you have to pay to park at the lake? How much will it cost?

Organizers from Senior and Disability Action protest at the Alameda County Department of Public Health headquarters in Oakland, Calif. on March 20, 2023.
Posted inHealth & Environment

Mask mandate for Alameda County hospitals could end next week

by Zack Haber March 28, 2023April 4, 2023

Officials say a less-strict masking policy, including at clinics, is appropriate as COVID outcomes improve. But some worry it will put high-risk populations in harm’s way.

Posted inHealth & Environment

Oakland ‘bomb cyclone’: Over 15,000 without power, 1 person dead

Azucena Rasilla headshot by Azucena Rasilla March 22, 2023March 22, 2023

Neighbors in Dimond, Skyline hills, and deep East Oakland are among the most affected.

Posted inHealth & Environment

Can Lake Merritt be saved from another fish kill?

Ricky Rodas headshotDarwin BondGraham by Ricky Rodas and Darwin BondGraham March 21, 2023March 21, 2023

Stewards of Oakland’s wildlife refuge are fundraising to create oxygenated refuges where fish can escape harmful algae blooms.

Posted inRoad Safety

The entire Oakland City Council is making road safety a budget priority this year

Avatar photo by Jose Fermoso March 20, 2023March 24, 2023

In their budget memos, each councilmember prioritized infrastructure investments that could save lives by preventing “traffic violence.”

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