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.
Oakland to remove eucalyptus for wildfire prevention – not everyone agrees. Read More »
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.
Budget Woes Cause Oakland Council to Consider Fire, Police Cuts Read More »
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.
Oakland’s Cannabis Equity Program gave applicants hope, but leaves promises unfulfilled Read More »
Oakland citizens are at the forefront in the push to bring a WNBA team to the city.
Effort To Bring WNBA To Oakland Gains Steam Read More »
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.
Oakland vies for WNBA team Read More »
OAKLAND — On Jan. 20, 2018, an estimated 50,000 people marched in Oakland, Calif. for the second annual Women’s March, according to CBS.
Women’s March draws thousands in Oakland Read More »
Could the pop-up/mobile business model be a solution to rising rent prices in the Bay Area?
Mobile businesses: one solution to rising real estate prices in Bay Area Read More »
The fate of one Oakland restaurant lies in the balance nearly a year after news first broke of its potential closing.
Modern gentrification: the challenges of locally owned businesses in the Bay Area Read More »
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.
San Francisco’s Proposition X preserves arts spaces Read More »
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.
East Palo Alto to get new charter school focused on out-of-classroom learning next year Read More »
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.
Dreamland — Inside the world of competitive adult baseball in the Bay Area Read More »
Two of the Bay Area’s largest solid waste management companies employ different strategies to arrive at similar results: nearly doubling residential curbside waste pickup rates over the past decade.
Waste Management, Recology use different strategies to raise rates Read More »
