January 15, 2019 Oakland’s professional polluters A pair of West Oakland businessmen have been dodging city regulators and prosecutors for years as they reap the rewards of illegal trash disposal and dumping.
October 8, 2018 A new fight for civil rights in Oakland The Public Rights Project is bringing two recent Yale Law School grads to bolster Oakland’s capacity for civil rights litigation.
September 17, 2018 After 3 years, Oakland police release body-camera video of Demouria Hogg shooting After Three Years, Oakland Police Release Body-Camera Video of Demouria Hogg Shooting
September 12, 2018 Scooters arrive in Oakland, like it or not Residents have been zipping down city streets on the battery-powered two wheelers, even as San Francisco temporarily shut them down.
September 11, 2018 Former Tribune Tower owner settles fraud case Tom Henderson agreed to pay more than $1.4 million but could still lose his house or face criminal charges.
June 9, 2018 Warriors win, Oakland celebrates The Golden State Warriors won their second straight NBA championship tonight, and their third in four years. A watch party in downtown Oakland tonight…
June 6, 2018 311 comes to Oakland The city finally added the widely adopted phone number for municipal complaints. But with rampant illegal dumping, Oakland’s complaint-driven approach has been criticized.
May 7, 2018 Oakland loses a part of its history Neglected by the city for decades, the historic Miller Avenue library that first opened in 1918 was destroyed in a fire on Feb. 28 and is now gone forever.
April 18, 2018 Neighbor sues owner of demolished arts space, alleging toxic runoff Developer Danny Haber’s project to rebuild a red-tagged live-work warehouse has been stalled by environmental review and could be delayed further.
April 11, 2018 No accountability for Interchange Counseling Institute founder Steve Bearman Before Bearman was sued by six women for alleged sexual assault, a state licensing board failed to investigate reports of his misconduct.