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Oakland City Council's plan to tackle crime | Rift in local NAACP | Fired OPD chief feels 'vindicated' by new report | Broadway 'bulb-outs'

Tag: Oakland Hills

Large houses nestled in tree-covered hills
Posted inHousing & Homelessness

With insurers fleeing fire-prone California, what can be done in Oakland?

Natalie Orenstein headshot by Natalie Orenstein August 31, 2023August 31, 2023

Councilmember Janani Ramachandran held a town hall this week to talk wildfire prevention and home insurance woes.

Posted inCity Hall & Policing

Hills and flatlands: 2022’s Oakland mayoral election revealed a familiar old divide

Darwin BondGraham by Darwin BondGraham and Ally Markovich December 23, 2022December 23, 2022

Election maps show hills residents, who tend to be more affluent and white, supported Loren Taylor, while Sheng Thao drew support from the more diverse and lower-income flatlands.

Posted inBusiness

Construction on Montclair Village Plaza is underway

Ricky Rodas headshot by Ricky Rodas February 16, 2022February 16, 2022

The project will turn Antioch Court from a regular street into a semi-permanent community space.

Row of RVs lined up
Posted inHousing & Homelessness

City Council sets stage for new supportive housing, RV park in 2022

Natalie Orenstein headshot by Natalie Orenstein December 22, 2021December 22, 2021

During a marathon meeting, Oakland officials approved a new RV site, Homekey housing applications, and ADU rules, but money is still tight.

Firefighters walk up Rockridge Blvd. towards burning homes in Oakland, Calif., Oct. 20, 1991. A wind-driven brush fire exploded into a firestorm Sunday as it roared through residential neighborhoods in the hills above Oakland, engulfing hundreds of homes and killing 25 people. Credit: AP Photo/Olga Shalygin
Posted inHealth & Environment

Listen: Remembering the 1991 Oakland-Berkeley Firestorm

by Brian Krans October 19, 2021October 22, 2021

To mark the fire’s 30th anniversary, we produced a 30-minute podcast looking back at the historic blaze that forever changed how the East Bay looks at wildfires.

Posted inHealth & Environment

The shrubs across the street nearly cost him his home insurance

by Kate Darby Rauch September 20, 2021September 20, 2021

It’s not yet common, but in high-risk fire neighborhoods, Oakland hills residents may find that keeping their home insurance depends on how well their neighbors prune their property.

Crew Tilden die-back
Posted inHealth & Environment

Mass tree death in East Bay parks raises alarm ahead of fire season

by Eden Teller May 3, 2021May 4, 2021

Drought is the likely culprit in the first die-back pattern researchers have seen in the Bay Area.

Posted inHealth & Environment

UC Berkeley removes hundreds of trees in the Oakland hills to ensure fire evacuation route

by John Metcalfe January 15, 2021January 15, 2021

After years of opposition and lawsuits, Cal has succeeded in cutting down eucalyptus trees near campus.

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