How will OUSD pay for raises it granted teachers to avert a strike?
Oakland Unified School District narrowly avoided a teachers’ strike in late February by agreeing to raises of up to 13% over three years. But as the deal moves forward, it read more…
Court case challenges Oakland airport expansion plan
Imagine hearing the whine of heavy machinery, metal groaning and bulldozers rattling within earshot of your home, an area that already has significant environmental pollution. This may be the reality read more…
At Whistlemania, Oaklanders prep for possible ICE surge, making kits to protect immigrants
Lisa Rigby stuffed a baggie with focused precision, her third one in minutes. Red card, orange card, pink card, red whistle. When her table of four volunteers finished assembling 100 read more…
Oakland panel calls on California to learn from film exposing abuse in Alabama prisons
The smell of popcorn drifted through Oakland’s Grand Lake Theater, but the tubs in the audience members’ hands sat untouched as people sat in tense silence, watching graphic scenes in read more…
For Oakland second-hand shoppers, the White Elephant rummage sale is like Black Friday
Victoria Shartzer arrived for the annual White Elephant sale at 8:30 a.m. Saturday — but this wasn’t her first rodeo. For the last 15 years, Shartzer has lined up early read more…
In viral videos and the street, 9-year-old turf dancer embodies the Oakland-made art form’s future
At 7 years old, Roux Stunna went viral after a video of him performing the Brookfield, an iconic Bay Area dance move, was uploaded to Instagram. The clip amassed over read more…
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