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Oakland Police Commission leadership conflict | The cost of free eggs | How should the county address the opioid crisis? | Rift in local NAACP

Tag: Environment

Posted inHealth & Environment

Oakland is seeking volunteers for Creek to Bay Day

Avatar photo by Jose Fermoso August 25, 2023August 27, 2023

The 28th annual event includes numerous opportunities for locals to volunteer, build community, and restore the environment.

Posted inRoad Safety

Bay Bridge bike path on track for 2030

Avatar photo by Jose Fermoso December 20, 2022December 22, 2022

A dedicated bike and pedestrian trail connecting Oakland and San Francisco has been in the works for over a decade.

Posted inHealth & Environment

AB&I Foundry: After announcing permanent closure, owners file plans to redevelop East Oakland site

Avatar photo by David DeBolt March 29, 2022March 29, 2022

A developer with ties to Amazon wants to transform the foundry into a “thriving employment center.”

Posted inHealth & Environment

AB&I Foundry in East Oakland announces permanent closure

Avatar photo by David DeBolt March 11, 2022March 11, 2022

The century-old company, which employs 200 workers, many who live in East Oakland, is moving to Texas.

Posted inHealth & Environment

State Attorney General sues East Oakland metal foundry over release of cancer-causing toxins

Avatar photo by David DeBolt February 16, 2022February 16, 2022

AG Rob Bonta says AB&I Foundry broke state law by not notifying neighbors of potential dangers.

Posted inHealth & Environment

Planned facility at Port of Oakland raises concerns among West Oakland environmental activists

Avatar photo by David DeBolt January 26, 2022January 26, 2022

Port commissioners on Thursday could approve a plan to ship and store sand and gravel at a new terminal on the Outer Harbor.

Posted inHealth & Environment

28,000 PG&E customers lost power in Oakland over the weekend

Avatar photo by David DeBolt January 24, 2022January 24, 2022

Some residents, businesses reported being without electricity for more than 24 hours.

Semitrucks ride along Interstate 880 highway in East Oakland
Posted inHealth & Environment

Oakland residents weigh in on pros and cons of I-580 truck ban

Avatar photo by David DeBolt December 17, 2021January 3, 2022

Caltrans and the local air quality district plan to study the impacts the 70-year-old ban has had on East Oakland.

Semitrucks ride along Interstate 880 highway in East Oakland
Posted inCity Hall & Policing

Heavy trucks are barred from I-580. Is it time to rethink the 70-year-old restriction?

Avatar photo by David DeBolt December 14, 2021December 14, 2021

A virtual town hall to discuss the truck ban’s environmental impact on East Oakland is set for Thursday.

The 1991 Oakland-Berkeley firestorm wiped out swaths of the East Bay hills.
Posted inHealth & Environment

Know your zone: A new system for wildfire evacuation is coming to Oakland

by Kate Darby Rauch June 1, 2021June 1, 2021

A new evacuation software system called Zonehaven is scheduled to go live on June 15.

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