Op-Ed: Housing Moratorium Ends, Council Must Approve Kaplan’s Renter Protection Proposal

By James Vann   After weeks of testimony at City Council meetings of exorbitant rent increases, cruel evictions, and neighborhood disrupting displacement, on April 5, with...

Local Lawmakers Pushing for Bail Reform to “Fix Broken System”

Experts, advocates and lawmakers gathered on Tuesday to discuss changes to California’s bail system, which often requires defendants to pay a fee upfront in order to...

Oakland Calls for Repeal of State Law Restricting Renter Protections

The Oakland City Council voted unanimously on Tuesday to support a resolution urging state lawmakers and Governor Jerry Brown to repeal or modernize the Costa-Hawkins Rental...

Kevin Durant Makes It Official

Proposal Would “Undermine” Oakland Cannabis Industry Reform

The Oakland City Council is considering a proposal from an organization that calls itself the Oakland Diversity and Equity Cannabis Coalition that would reduce the benefits...

Hundreds Call for Boycott of Calavera Restaurant After Alleged Labor Abuse

Hundreds of restaurant workers and community members are calling for a boycott of Calavera, a Mexican restaurant in downtown Oakland, after several kitchen workers were fired...

Oakland’s Top-Paid Employee is a Police Officer Who Earned $500,000 Last Year

The City of Oakland’s highest paid employee is a police officer named Malcolm E. Miller, who earned a total of $489,662 in salary and benefits in...

Giants Celebrate 4th With Win Over Rockies

San Francisco, CA – A pair of home runs was enough offensive power to back Jake Peavy in front of a sellout crowd on the 4th...

Durant Shocks The World, Signing With The Warriors

Oakland, CA – The sports world awaited his decision Monday morning, even I assumed the news would read “Kevin Durant Stays in OKC”. But even I...

Jasmine Lincoln Missing

Eighteen-year-old Jasmine Lincoln of Oakland has been missing since June 23 at 10 a.m.   She is 5’8″ and weighs165 pounds. Witnesses say her then boyfriend...