Attendees of an outdoor concert lit fires and destroyed property. Local groups have worked to repair the damage.
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Posted inHealth & Environment
When home makes you sick: Children in Oakland are suffering from mold, pests, and toxic dust
Families, health and housing experts, and tenants’ attorneys say improving housing conditions is an uphill battle.
Posted inArts & Community
From underground anonymity to national acclaim: the life and art of Steve “Zumbi” Gaines
A dynamic presence in the Bay Area hip-hop community for over two decades, the prolific Zion-I rapper was remembered during a Sunday celebration.
Posted inArts & Community
Artist David Huffman pays tribute to his activist mother
In the Berkeley Art Center’s first solo show in six years, David Huffman honors his mother, Dolores Davis, who picketed against racism in the streets of Oakland and made psychedelic, otherworldly pastel drawings at home.
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A Black Lives Matter tribute was defaced in Rockridge. Now some want a permanent mural
A group of North Oakland residents says the area’s exclusionary history makes a popular staircase path the perfect place for a memorial. Others have rallied in opposition to keep the “Sunflower Path” as is.
Posted inCity Hall & Policing
Alameda County District Attorney Nancy O’Malley is stepping aside
From victims’ rights to police accountability, O’Malley leaves a complex legacy. Her decision to not appoint a successor also creates the most open election for DA in decades–maybe ever.
Posted inArts & Community
Could the A’s waterfront ballpark be a good deal for Oakland?
Big real estate projects don’t always benefit locals. Community benefits agreements, like the one being negotiated for the Waterfront Ballpark project, are meant to address this problem.
Posted inArts & Community
Oakland will keep its protected bicycle lanes on Telegraph Avenue
But the years-long pilot project stoked conflicts between different communities and revealed problems with the city’s transportation planning process.
Posted inHealth & Environment
‘This is unacceptable’: Air-polluting industries face increased scrutiny in East Oakland
For years, East Oakland residents were told the air they breathe is safe. New data suggests that’s not actually the case.
Posted inHealth & Environment
Listen: West Oakland’s ‘diesel death zone’
Meet the Oakland residents fighting environmental racism in one of the city’s most highly polluted neighborhoods.