Oakland, CA – On today, Saturday, April 21st, Oakland will hold its largest annual volunteer cleaning and greening event, Oakland Earth Day. Over 3,000 volunteers are anticipated at 115 locations to pick up litter, remove graffiti, weed, mulch, and restore native plant habitat. Approximately Oakland 70 sites are in parks or along creeks and other … Read more
The Alameda County Public Defender’s Office reports that it’s excited to announce a new, free 24-hour phone service to advise teenagers of their rights to remain silent and consult with an attorney after being arrested. The Public Defender’s Office created the hotline in response to a new California law that went into effect in January … Read more
Oakland, CA – On Tuesday night April 17th, The Oakland City Council passed Resolutions to do the following: 1) Cause the community development of expanded housing options in the City of Oakland; 2) Add more crossing guards to Oakland schools; 3) Support California Assembly Bill 2020, which would allow local governments to decide where and … Read more
The game of chicken goes something like this: “two drivers drive towards each other on a collision course: one must swerve, or both may die in a crash, but if one driver swerves and the other does not, the one who swerved will be called a “chicken”, meaning that person’s a coward.” In the case … Read more
Joe Tanios is one of those Oakland individuals who knows everyone of note (and how you define “note” is up to you) in our town. Mr. Tanios, who’s worked for the City of Oakland for 17 years, is one of those people who really does know ‘where the bodies are buried’ in Oakland. Now, the … Read more
Annie Campbell Washington Not Running For re-election? Annie Campbell Washington, the popular Oakland City Council District 4 Representative, has announced she is not running for re-election in 2018. The news shocked Oakland’s political establishment, and has led to speculation on both why she made the decision, and who will replace her. Councilmember Campbell Washington had … Read more
Ricky Henderson, the Oakland Athletics’ Hall-Of-Famer, will join Marshawn Lynch, the Oakland Raiders’ legendary standout running back, and Cal-Berkeley alumni and star who’s with Joshua Johnson and Marcus Peters of the Fam1stFoundation, Alamada County District Attorney Nancy O’Malley, Alicia Garza of Black Lives Matter, Barbara Leslie of The Oakland Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce, and Oakland … Read more
OAKLAND, CA – Oakland At-Large Councilmember Rebecca Kaplan is the only Oakland councilember who sends out regular press releases, and Monday, April 9th is no exception. Kaplan reports that “on April 10, the Community and Economic Development Committee and the Life Enrichment Committee will hear Oakland City Councilmember At-Large Rebecca Kaplan’s Resolution to encourage the … Read more
What YouTuber Nasim Aghdam did on April 3, 2018, in taking a special trip up to San Bruno all the way from San Diego, was horrible. She traved to YouTube Headquarters with the specific intent of killing people who represent the company I love. I’m Zennie Abraham, and I’ve been an active YouTuber on my … Read more
Early this year, Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf and UN Special Envoy Leilani Farha reacted to their separate visits to the new homeless “Tuff Shed” shelter “community” (formerly called “encampment”) at the corner of 6th and Castro streets. One cannot help being struck by their personal perspectives that are as diametrically opposed to each other as are … Read more
CCIG Tiger Rugby, the rugby sevens team sponsored by Oakland’s Phillip H. Tagami, managing partner of California Capital Investments Group, finds itself, once again, a top performer in a tournament for the sport. Last time, it was at the Las Vegas Sevens in March, and where CCIG Tiger Rugby posted a five-and-one record, defeated only … Read more
Oakland, CA — A dozen members of the Oakland Fire Department attended Skyline HIgh School’s home baseball game versus McClymonds High on Thursday, March 29 2018, to catch the game and make an important delivery. The Oakland firefighters, through their union and the department’s non-profit group Random Acts, collected money for the Skyline team after … Read more
OAKLAND, CA – Rebecca Kaplan’s City Council Resolution to encourage the community development of expanded housing options in the City of Oakland is before the elected officials April 10th. On that day, the Community and Economic Development Committee and the Life Enrichment Committee will hear her plan. The Kaplan Resolution, which can be read here, … Read more
California Governor Jerry Brown has appointed Life Academy student and OUSD Board of Education Student Member, Gema Quetzal to the California State Board of Education (SBE) as the lone youth voice for the 2018-19 school year. This is remarkable news for Oakland Unified School District and the city of Oakland. The 16-year old Quetzal will … Read more