Amended budget carves out big gains for East Oakland
Oakland city councilmembers on Monday revised the adopted city budget to deliver more resources to East Oakland, Councilmember Treva Reid’s office said. Reid and Councilmember Loren Taylor were the...Read More
Janice Mirikitani: Poet laureate, ‘fierce’ activist, Glide Memorial Church co-founder dies at 80
"She spoke her truth and inspired others to accept and celebrate themselves, each other, and all our differences."Read More
Breed signs off on $26 billion two-year budget
Supervisor Matt Haney...said the work was nothing compared to sacrifices made by residents over the past year.Read More
Zookeepers have big hopes for frogs released into national park
Wednesday's release of the 33 frogs is the 18th such release by Oakland zookeepers. More than 600 frogs have been bred and put back into the wild.Read More
Big dogs get big boost with free SF adoptions
The San Francisco SPCA is offering free adoptions through Aug. 15 for all cats and dogs over 7 years old and all dogs 30 pounds or heavier.Read More