Kiley Russell, Bay City News

Oakland to name stretch of Broadway ‘Black Panther Party Boulevard’

A renaming and ribbon-cutting ceremony will take place during the Black Panther Party 60th Anniversary event this Saturday, October 17.

Other Bay Area cities have enacted similar restrictions or are discussing doing so.

Measure EE would do away with Oakland’s current hybrid system and create a strong-mayor model of governance.

The oversight began as part of a court settlement following the so-called “Oakland Riders” scandal.

The new law lets authorities put a “boot device” on vehicles that are linked to dumping violations.

The next scheduled election is in March 2028, but a proposal could go to voters sooner if the state calls a special election.

Senate Bill 1193 was unanimously passed in both houses of the state Legislature earlier this year.

Study quantifies the local economic benefits of the university’s entrepreneurial “ecosystem.”

The 74-year-old got his start as an MLB player in 1973 after being drafted by the Chicago Cubs and went on to play with the Phillies and the Giants.

50 firefighters were called out to the blaze whose origin was difficult to locate. Fortunately, the lack of wind made it easier to contain.