The Oakland City Council is pursuing two low-income apartment buildings after dropping plans for a market-rate tower.
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Kingfish team to reopen Oakland hot dog landmark Original Kasper’s
The eye-catching restaurant has been closed since 2003, but if all goes well it will be slinging Chicago-style dogs again this fall.
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The red-tailed hawks keeping watch over Highland Hospital
The regal couple raised a nest of chicks at Oakland’s public hospital this spring, delighting staff and patients.
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This week in Oakland: Live music at Town Nights, mini-concert series at Redwood Heights Park, and more
Other events include Mosswood Meltdown fest, Summer Sounds at City Center, and Jack London Square music series.
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Pastry destination Starter Bakery plots Rockridge storefront
After 12 years as a farmers market and wholesale favorite, Starter Bakery is opening a brick-and-mortar location on a busy Oakland block.
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How the Oakland Roots built a team for a ‘fiercely proud’ city
The Roots logo is almost synonymous with the city of Oakland itself. Here’s how that happened.
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Diego Rivera show at SFMOMA highlights his time in the Bay Area
“Diego Rivera’s America” at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) opens July 16, bringing together more than 150 of the global artist’s works. The exhibition focuses on Rivera’s practice from the 1920s to the mid-1940s, the richest years of his prolific career. During these two key decades, Rivera created a new vision for […]
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A second ‘Love Letter to Oakland’ mural graces a wall in Temescal
Artists David Burke, Pancho Pescador, and Joevic Yeban are honoring conductor Michael Morgan and artist Hung Liu, who both recently passed.
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D6, school closures, OUSD budget: Here’s what the board has to tackle before starting summer break
It’s been a volatile year for the board—one director quit altogether. Here’s where some remaining hot-button issues stand.
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Oakland lawn bowling looks to the future
Lawn bowling at Lake Merritt survived the pandemic. Now the club aims to be stronger than ever.
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In downtown Oakland, fear and fury after the overturn of Roe v. Wade
A teenager worried about where she could live in the future. A pregnant person worried about their unborn child. Many worried about further losses of rights.
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Photos: A new annual block party kicks off in deep East Oakland
The first-ever East Oakland Futures Fest took place over Juneteenth weekend, a celebration of culture and neighborhood featuring scraper bikes, food vendors, art, and live music performances.
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Repeal of Roe v. Wade prompts protests across Bay Area
From downtown Oakland to Berkeley and San Francisco, protests are planned after the Supreme Court ended nearly 50 years of abortion rights.
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After Roe: What happens to abortion in California?
Now that the U.S. Supreme Court has overturned the Roe decision, here are key takeaways of what to expect for abortion in California.
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Oakland Black Pride festival returns this weekend
A pub crawl, club performances, and a masquerade gala highlight the run of events happening Friday through Sunday.
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Oakland school board votes against delaying school closures again
The OUSD board also granted Superintendent Kyla Johnson-Trammell a three-month sabbatical and interviewed candidates for the District 6 seat this week.
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Police say ‘zero bail’ increased Oakland’s violent crime rate. Did it?
The emergency policy was intended to reduce the spread of COVID-19 in county jails.
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Remembering Jonathan Waters, father, soccer player, Chez Panisse mainstay and storyteller
Waters was known for his hospitality, sense of play and dedication to his daughter.
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14th Street redesign approved following a deadly hit-and-run
Some criticized the city for taking 8 years to build a safer 14th Street. The council also approved parking meters at Lake Merritt.
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Brookfield Duece maps his journey with audio ‘Coordinates’
The East Oakland rapper and member of Grand Nationxl just dropped a new album.