Business groups aren’t satisfied with the city’s current efforts to reduce crime and bring pre-pandemic vibrancy back to downtown.
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A Sri Lankan chef says goodbye to her longtime Oakland cafe
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
An information-packed zine is the first output from the participatory journalism project.
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Photos: Positivity on display at Oakland’s Black Joy Parade
Thousands gathered downtown on Sunday for a celebration of Pan-African culture.
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Oakland Home Histories: The little building on Webster that’s lasted
The Mentone Arms Apartments have survived a century of transformation, ambition, upheaval, and neglect in downtown Oakland.
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How Uptown and downtown Oakland bars are surviving the pandemic
We spoke with four nightclub and bar owners about their strategies for safely serving up drinks and food and fun.