Plans to remove I-980 have energized urbanists and environmentalists. But longtime residents fear it could be a new phase of gentrification.
Tag: Is downtown Oakland working?
The Oaklandside is partnering with our friends at Oakland North at and Oakland Lowdown to examine what’s going well and what isn’t for those who live, work, and play downtown.
Oaklanders share what they love about downtown, and what needs to change
More housing opportunities and safer streets were two things locals said they wanted during pop-up events hosted by The Oakland Lowdown and Oakland North.
How has downtown Oakland’s population changed? We mapped it.
We gathered 20 years of neighborhood-level census data to understand how and where downtown is growing.
Samuel Merritt University takes a bet on downtown Oakland with new campus
The 115-year-old health sciences school is doubling down on Oakland, where it has ties to community health clinics and local high schools, and it serves a diverse student population.
At Uptown Market, tech pays the rent for local retailers
A partnership between Oakland’s Black Cultural Zone and Block Inc. aims to help local vendors make the leap from online to in-person sales.
Downtown is a key part of Oakland’s economic engine. How’s it working?
We sifted through economic studies, tax data, and historical records to better understand how our urban center generates revenue for the city.
Downtown Oakland is a movie theater wasteland. It wasn’t always that way
The Fox and Paramount no longer show films but were once part of a bustling cinema scene in the heart of the city.
For 150 years, Oakland’s immigrant families have connected at downtown’s Lincoln Elementary
While Lincoln Elementary has long served Oakland’s Chinatown, families come from all over Oakland to be part of the diverse community there.
Q&A: Sherry Hirota on 50 years of health advocacy in Oakland Chinatown
The longtime leader of Asian Health Services reflects on how the organization has adapted to meet the neighborhood’s needs.
Who lives in downtown Oakland’s shiny new apartment towers?
Oakland’s gone through a building boom. How many people are living in this new housing, and what’s life like downtown?
Oakland’s plan to revamp downtown is 8 years in the making
The Downtown Oakland Specific Plan could soon be set in motion. Here’s what it contains, and why it matters.
The pandemic clobbered cities. How is Oakland’s downtown doing?
We’re partnering with Oakland North and Oakland Lowdown to explore what’s going well and what isn’t for those who live, work, and play in our urban core.