November 7, 2016 All Polling Locations in San Francisco and Alameda County Scott MorrisScott Morris is an independent journalist in Oakland covering policing, protest and civil rights. This website is entirely supported by donation. You can…
October 9, 2016 The Coup at Life is Living 2016 Oakland natives The Coup played a free show at the annual Life Is Living festival in West Oakland’s DeFremery Park on Saturday. Scott MorrisScott…
October 2, 2016 Overnight Oakland Police Pursuits There were at least two car chases in Oakland overnight. One went through east Oakland all the way to Lake Merritt for about 20…
April 28, 2016 Demouria Hogg’s Shooter Named Officer Nicole Rhodes was having a hard time seeing Demouria Hogg when she shot him through his car’s windshield. Rhodes and more than a…
March 22, 2016 90 New Affordable Housing Units Open at MacArthur BART Station The long-awaited opening of a 90-unit affordable housing complex at Oakland’s MacArthur BART station marks the first step in an effort to transform the…
July 26, 2015 Photos from Saturday’s Pedalfest in Jack London Square Bike East Bay put on its fourth annual Pedalfest in Jack London Square on Saturday. Scott MorrisScott Morris is an independent journalist in Oakland…
May 30, 2015 One killed, two hurt in West Oakland hit-and-run One person was killed and two people seriously injured in a hit-and-run collision in West Oakland Friday evening, according to police. The three-vehicle crash…
November 9, 2014 Oakland police at highest staffing since 2010 With the graduation of 35 new officers in October, Oakland Police Department is at its highest staffing level since 2010. However, staffing remains well…
November 1, 2014 Grand Opening of Improved Skate Park in DeFremery Park Art teacher and skate park guru Keith “K-Dubb” Williams joined Oakland city officials and Levi’s representatives to cut the ribbon today on a new…
October 28, 2014 Former Prisoners Could Find Opportunity in Ambitious West Oakland Project From a trash-strewn vacant lot in West Oakland a group of community leaders hope a “field of dreams” will sprout in an ambitious plan…