Arts & Entertainment Noted author Jesmyn Ward to give keynote during final Mills College commencement By Keith Burbank | Bay City News Foundation | May 12, 2022 Ward is the only woman and person of color to win the National Book Award for fiction two times.
Arts & Entertainment Launch of Oakland housing project could see renaissance for ‘Harlem of the West’ By Keith Burbank | Bay City News Foundation | April 18, 2022 The project aims to house those who typically cannot get housing easily.
Bay Area County sees homeless deaths spike, racial inequities in numbers By Keith Burbank | Bay City News Foundation | April 18, 2022 Black Americans accounted for for 41% of reported deaths among the unhoused in Alameda County between 2018 and 2020.
Bay Area Bay Area employment nearing pre-COVID levels; inflation outpacing wage growth By Keith Burbank | Bay City News Foundation | April 5, 2022 The country is about one million jobs shy of where it was pre-pandemic; that number is about 100,000 in the Bay Area.
Oakland Highland Hospital in Oakland to be renamed in honor of Wilma Chan By Keith Burbank | Bay City News Foundation | April 1, 2022 The late Alameda County Supervisor was a vocal advocate for healthcare equity.
Oakland Port advisory committee won’t play ball with Oakland’s waterfront stadium plans By Keith Burbank | Bay City News Foundation | March 17, 2022 Seaport Planning Advisory Committee vote is a recommendation and not binding.
Bay Area Port commissioners sign off on gravel terminal West Oakland group opposes By Keith Burbank | Bay City News Foundation | March 1, 2022 Port land will be used to store sand and gravel to make concrete for Bay Area construction projects.
business Rocky relations: West Oakland residents oppose plan for gravel operation at Port By Keith Burbank | Bay City News Foundation | January 31, 2022 West Oakland historically has been exposed to some of the worst air quality in the nation.
housing ‘A solid single’: Oakland planners send A’s stadium EIR to council for approval By Keith Burbank | Bay City News Foundation | January 21, 2022 The Athletics continue to explore sites in Las Vegas.
crime Oakland eyes more surveillance cameras in bid to curb surge of violent crime By Keith Burbank, Bay City News Foundation | December 19, 2021 License plate readers and vehicle recognition cameras may come to on- and off-ramps and state highways in and around Oakland.