Racial disparities undermine Oakland’s contracting process. Can the city fix it?
This story was co-published with The Oaklandside. Earlier this year, Oakland adopted a roadmap outlining steps to help minority and woman-owned businesses get a fairer share of public contracts. But read more…
After years of long commutes for students, OUSD moves to bring specialized school closer to home
This story was first published on EdSource. Lillian Ansari’s daughter, Atrina, endured two years of hourslong commutes from Oakland to Marin County to attend her nonpublic school. Cars provided by read more…
Oakland police meet 51 settlement goals, move toward leaving two decades of federal oversight
The Oakland Police Department may be four months away from independence, after a federal judge in San Francisco on Wednesday found it had met all the goals spelled out in read more…
Oakland adds drones to fight against illegal dumping
Ali Adams dedicates much of her free time to cleaning up trash along Courtland Avenue and Redding Street in Oakland’s Maxwell Park neighborhood. She says the illegal dumping in her read more…
Oakland First Fridays struggling to stay afloat as crowds and revenue drop
On the first Friday of the month, Telegraph Avenue fills with the sounds of music, conversation and laughter as crowds move between rows of food stands, clothing vendors and live read more…
‘Long live Lyle’: Vigil honors Bay Area activist killed in the Philippines
On a table against the back wall of Understory Filipino restaurant in Fruitvale, some mourners left a trinket, others a note, a candle or flowers to honor the memory of read more…
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