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Close up at an angle of a modern building. There is wood over three of the windows. A dark street sign is in the foreground.
Posted inHousing & Homelessness

Broken glass ‘showering’ sidewalks from a downtown Oakland highrise

Natalie Orenstein headshot by Natalie Orenstein April 4, 2023April 4, 2023

Tenants say shards of glass have repeatedly fallen on their balconies and the sidewalks of 17th Street and Broadway.

Posted inBusiness

A downtown Oakland salon serves as a hangout spot for Oakland’s Mongolian community

Ricky Rodas headshot by Ricky Rodas March 31, 2023March 31, 2023

The hand-painted sign for Saraa Puntsag’s salon has become a beacon for Mongolian immigrants.

Posted inCity Hall & Policing

Oakland Chamber of Commerce wants City Hall reopened and more police and security patrols downtown

Ricky Rodas headshot by Ricky Rodas October 12, 2022October 12, 2022

Business groups aren’t satisfied with the city’s current efforts to reduce crime and bring pre-pandemic vibrancy back to downtown.

Posted inBusiness

A Sri Lankan chef says goodbye to her longtime Oakland cafe

Avatar photoRicky Rodas headshot by Amir Aziz and Ricky Rodas August 3, 2022August 3, 2022

Chef Anula Edirisinghe said she’s closing her downtown Oakland restaurant due to rising rent and slow foot traffic in downtown.

Posted inArts & Community

‘A community studio for news and art’: The Oakland Lowdown opens downtown

Natalie Orenstein headshot by Natalie Orenstein June 6, 2022June 6, 2022

An information-packed zine is the first output from the participatory journalism project.

Posted inArts & Community

Photos: Positivity on display at Oakland’s Black Joy Parade

Avatar photo by Amir Aziz March 1, 2022March 3, 2022

Thousands gathered downtown on Sunday for a celebration of Pan-African culture.

small brick apartment building flanked by larger, new buildings
Posted inHousing & Homelessness

Oakland Home Histories: The little building on Webster that’s lasted

Natalie Orenstein headshot by Natalie Orenstein December 9, 2021December 11, 2021

The Mentone Arms Apartments have survived a century of transformation, ambition, upheaval, and neglect in downtown Oakland.

Posted inBusiness

How Uptown and downtown Oakland bars are surviving the pandemic

Ricky Rodas headshot by Ricky Rodas August 13, 2020September 22, 2020

We spoke with four nightclub and bar owners about their strategies for safely serving up drinks and food and fun.

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