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Thousands gather in Oakland for nationwide anti-Trump ‘No Kings’ Demonstration

News / By Brianna Sosa

OAKLAND, Calif. – According to event organizers, over 10,000 demonstrators poured into downtown Oakland on Saturday for one of the largest “No Kings” rallies in the Bay Area to protest against the Trump Administration. Organizers in Oakland framed Saturday’s march as a patriotic stand for democracy. “This is a ‘Love America’ rally. People are here

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Oakland to remove eucalyptus for wildfire prevention – not everyone agrees.

Environment / By Hina Suzuki

Measure MM, approved by a majority of voters, aims to remove highly flammable trees like eucalyptus for wildfire mitigation. But some argue it priorities native plant restoration over fire prevention.

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Budget Woes Cause Oakland Council to Consider Fire, Police Cuts

News / By Chikodi Ohaya

Hiring freezes, travel restrictions, and reductions of city contracts have had little effect, and Oakland’s finance department estimates a $120 million deficit in each of the next two years.

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Oakland’s Cannabis Equity Program gave applicants hope, but leaves promises unfulfilled

News / By Jordan Rynning

Oakland’s Cannabis Equity Program, which was the first of its kind in the U.S., has distributed at least $6.4 million in no-interest loans and grants to qualified applicants to start businesses in the cannabis industry, such as dispensaries, delivery services and cultivation operations.

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Effort To Bring WNBA To Oakland Gains Steam

News, Sports / By Josie Gross-Whitaker

Oakland citizens are at the forefront in the push to bring a WNBA team to the city.

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Oakland vies for WNBA team

News, Sports / By Daniel Martinez-Krams

The region is brimming with elite women’s basketball. Cal reached the Final Four in 2013 and Stanford won its third national championship in 2021.

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Women’s March draws thousands in Oakland

Culture, News, Politics / By Anthony Miller

OAKLAND — On Jan. 20, 2018, an estimated 50,000 people marched in Oakland, Calif. for the second annual Women’s March, according to CBS.

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Mobile businesses: one solution to rising real estate prices in Bay Area

Business, News / By chisomoraedu

Could the pop-up/mobile business model be a solution to rising rent prices in the Bay Area?

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Modern gentrification: the challenges of locally owned businesses in the Bay Area

Business, News / By chisomoraedu

The fate of one Oakland restaurant lies in the balance nearly a year after news first broke of its potential closing.

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San Francisco’s Proposition X preserves arts spaces

Culture, Election 2016, News / By taramccullough

In November, San Franciscans voted “Yes” on Proposition X, a measure that changes zoning laws and makes it harder for new housing and office construction to displace art spaces.

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East Palo Alto to get new charter school focused on out-of-classroom learning next year

Education, News / By virginiafay

A new charter high school focused on individualized learning through small groups and out-of-classroom projects will open in East Palo Alto in fall 2017.

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Dreamland — Inside the world of competitive adult baseball in the Bay Area

Culture, Sports / By shanenewell

The meditative-like feeling of stepping away from their jobs and playing in front of friends and family are what keeps them coming back to a league where love of the game, hard-work and talent are the ingredients for success.

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