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What we know about the FBI’s search of Oakland ... - The …
Jun 20, 2024 · In 2014, the Oakland City Council surprised many when they voted to award California Waste Solutions a billion-dollar contract to run the city’s trash and recycling collection services. Waste Management, a much larger corporation that had also bid for the contract, objected, claiming that CWS was unprepared for the work.
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Where did it go wrong for Sheng Thao? - The Oaklandside
Jul 8, 2024 · Thao wasn’t a particularly vocal presence during her four years on the council. But many of her former District 4 constituents have said she was skilled at brokering deals behind the scenes.
Election 2024: Everything Oakland voters need to know about the …
Jan 26, 2024 · Politically speaking, this is a big year. Californians will help elect numerous federal and state leaders in November, including the president. And locally Oaklanders will be voting for members of the City Council, Oakland school board, and the powerful county Board of Supervisors, among other roles.
A guide to affordable housing in Oakland - The Oaklandside
What do we mean when we say “affordable housing”? “Affordable housing” can mean different things depending on who you ask. In this guide, that term refers to subsidized housing where the government or a nonprofit organization pays part of the rent, making it less expensive for low-income residents.
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How has downtown Oakland’s population changed? We mapped it.
Apr 8, 2024 · About the interactive map. We decided to focus on nine census tracts, which together, encompass most of downtown Oakland. Here are the tract numbers, followed by names that help describe their general locations downtown: 4028.01 (Uptown West), 4028.02 (San Pablo Gateway), 4029 (Uptown East/Financial District), 4030 (Chinatown), 4031 (City Center), 4034.02 (Lakeside) and 4033.01 (Madison Square ...
Oakland’s Brooklyn Basin: a popular new outdoor concert venue
Aug 9, 2021 · The roller skaters didn’t seem phased by the Andalusian scene manifesting on the stage by Rocky’s Market, barely pausing as they glided behind flamenco dancer Melissa Cruz while she executed a series of percussive, clave-inflected foot maneuvers. The sold-out audience, however, was rapt despite the sailboats traversing the estuary in the background and the glorious view of San Francisco ...
2021 is Oakland’s deadliest year since 2006
Dec 23, 2021 · The youngest victim this year was Alia Musleh, who died just before her second birthday along with her father, 37-year-old Esam Musleh in an arson fire at their East Oakland home.. Not included in Oakland’s homicide count are five killings on Oakland freeways investigated by the California Highway Patrol, including the death of 23-month-old Jasper Wu, and two teenage women, 19-year-old ...