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Oakland worries privacy advocates with request for license plate readers, police surveillance tech
Privacy advocates are raising flags over license plate readers and vehicle recognition cameras that may be coming to Oakland.Read More
Reimagine police into public safety, adopt community-based priorities, says Anti Police-Terror Project
The Anti Police-Terror Project says OPD is focused not on violent crime but is wasting time on non-criminal and non-violent issues.Read More
Thousands of unconnected Oakland households to receive free Wi-Fi under pilot project
Oakland is the first city to be selected for a pilot project that will provide internet service for tens of thousands of the city's residents who are without it.Read More
Pride Month kicks off with Twin Peaks Pink Triangle lighting ceremony
The acre-sized pink triangle on San Francisco’s Twin Peaks will be illuminated Tuesday night to launch Pride Month after a pink torch procession across the Bay Bridge. During a...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
SF launches guaranteed monthly income program for struggling artists
San Francisco launched a six-month guaranteed income pilot program Thursday that will give monthly $1,000 payments to approximately 130 local struggling artists impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic. Applicants can...Read More
Assemblyman makes another run at speed enforcement camera bill
Assemblyman David Chiu (D-San Francisco) will try his luck again at legislating the use of automated speed enforcement cameras in an attempt to reduce traffic-related fatalities and injuries. Joined...Read More
City to hire police liaisons to serve non-English speaking communities in Chinatown, Fruitvale
Oakland’s new police chief announced with the mayor the city’s plans to create two new positions to build connections with non-English-speaking communities. The plan includes two new police liaisons...Read More
City partners with nonprofits to open free East Oakland testing facility
The city of Oakland on Wednesday opened a new free Covid-19 coronavirus testing site in East Oakland in a partnership with Roots Community Health Center and the nonprofit Community...Read More
Oakland Slow Streets program kicks off Saturday
Oakland officials Saturday rolled out a pilot program to give residents in some neighborhoods more room for social distancing when going out for a walk, bike ride or jog....Read More
SFBay Covid-19 morning update: Santa Clara deaths, federal courthouses close
Federal trial courts in the Northern District of California were ordered closed.Read More
Officials announce Transbay Transit Center, rooftop park reopens July 1
The San Francisco Transbay Transit Center and its 5.4-acre rooftop public park at the Salesforce building will reopen on July 1, transit officials announced Tuesday. The $2.2 billion transit...Read More
Oakland High School teachers plan work stoppage
Oakland High School teachers are planning a work stoppage Monday with a march to City Hall to call attention to the bargaining impasse between the school district and the...Read More
Libby Schaaf cruises to second term as Oakland mayor
With nearly half of precincts reporting as of early Wednesday morning, Libby Schaaf had 61.5 percent of the vote.Read More
Mayors call for help with Salesforce Transit Center fix
London Breed and Libby Schaaf are calling for the Bay Area’s regional transit board to assist with the ongoing investigation of what caused two steel beams to crack at...Read More
City of Oakland to release first cultural plan in 30 years
Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf and Cultural Affairs Manager Roberto Bedoya will release the city's first cultural plan in 30 years on Monday. Read More
Richmond mayor: Drop ‘bicycling while black’ charges against Najari Smith
The mayor of Richmond has written to Alameda County's District Attorney asking her to drop charges against Najari Smith.Read More
Ron Dellums, former congressman, Oakland mayor, dies at 82
National, state and Bay Area leaders are paying tribute to former Congressman, Oakland Mayor and lobbyist Ron Dellums, who has died at the age of 82.Read More
Vigil Monday night for victim of BART stabbing
An 18-year-old woman who was fatally stabbed at the MacArthur BART station on Sunday night was identified by Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf Monday as Nia Wilson.Read More
Bay Area mayors make case for higher bridge tolls
Three Bay Area mayors are making a final push to voters to approve Regional Measure 3 on the June 5 ballot.Read More