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After years relying on other cities, Oakland to finally get new fireboat
The Federal Emergency Management Agency will award the Oakland Fire Department with a $825,000 port security grant to support the purchase of a new fireboat. The grant money will...Read More
A’s stay ‘committed’ to Oakland stadium despite MLB direction to look elsewhere
Major League Baseball announced Tuesday that it has instructed the Oakland Athletics to begin exploring other markets outside of Oakland while also continuing to pursue a waterfront ballpark in...Read More
Community groups demand more review time for proposed Oakland A’s stadium impact report
Community groups are demanding more time to respond to the 6,000-page environmental impact report for the proposed waterfront Oakland A’s stadium and housing project at Charles P. Howard Terminal....Read More
Lawsuit aims to halt environmental review fast-tracking at proposed A’s stadium site
A coalition of shipping, trucking and steel companies has filed a lawsuit aimed at stopping the fast-tracking of an environmental review of the Oakland A’s plan to build a...Read More
Port of Oakland moves toward Howard Terminal A’s stadium despite union objection
The Port of Oakland’s Board of Directors unanimously approved an exclusive negotiating agreement with the Oakland Athletics Monday afternoon, a move that may lead to the construction of a...Read More
City of Oakland, Alameda County clash on potential Coliseum sale
Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf warned the Alameda County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday morning not to sell their half share of the Coliseum complex to the Oakland A’s baseball...Read More
Schaaf plays down concerns over A’s Howard Terminal site
Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf said she believes maritime industry concerns about an A's stadium at Howard Terminal can be resolved.Read More
Power out for hundreds near Jack London Square
About 550 electric customers are without power Thursday night around Jack London Square in Oakland, a PG&E spokeswoman said.Read More
Capitol Corridor train strikes, kills person
An eastbound Capitol Corridor train struck and killed a person in Pinole Thursday morning.Read More
Tower of Power members expected to recover
Two members of the Oakland-based R&B band Tower of Power are in serious condition but expected to recover after being hit by a train Thursday night in Oakland's Jack...Read More
Amtrak boosts daily service to Central Valley
Amtrak officials announced additional roundtrip train service between Oakland and Bakersfield will start Monday.Read More
Jack London Square sold to LA real estate firm
Jack London Square, a landmark on Oakland's waterfront, has been sold to the CIM Group, a Los Angeles real estate firm that has its Bay Area office in Oakland,...Read More
Port of Oakland hauls in record revenue
Record-high revenues of $366.6 million were reported at the Port of Oakland over the past year.Read More
Alameda County morgue heads for the hills
The Alameda County coroner will leave Jack London Square for a refurbished location in the Oakland hills by January.Read More
Downtown LA shows Oakland the way
Before envying Los Angeles' new downtown stadium, consider that a similarly transformative stadium may still emerge in Oakland.Read More