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Faster, cheaper homes: Alameda County taps Oakland firm to advance SHIFT housing pilot

By Kiley Russell | Bay City News | December 16, 2025
The company, with its “strong design approach,” has a track record of housing development on small, irregular, or undervalued parcels.

BART fares to rise 6.2% in 2026 as ridership continues to rebound, budget gap persists

By Gabe Agcaoili, Bay City News

Oakland issues $334 million in bonds to fund new and ongoing infrastructure projects

By Tanay Gokhale | Bay City News

Oakland’s new interim police chief names 3 officers to executive team

By Pete Young | Bay City News

Public memorial at Laney College to honor beloved Oakland football coach John Beam

By Kiley Russell, Bay City News

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Oakland to deploy speed safety cameras at 18 locations to curb dangerous driving

By Tanay Gokhale | Bay City News | December 2, 2025
Speeding fines will run between $50 and $500, depending on the speed of the vehicle.
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CHP steps up Thanksgiving patrols after last year’s spike in crashes, DUI arrests

By Sarah Stierch | Bay City News | November 27, 2025
Increased CHP patrols will continue through Sunday night.
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Family of slain Laney coach expresses thanks to community, sympathy for suspect’s family

By Pete Young | Bay City News | November 23, 2025
Beam’s tenure at Laney College was featured on the Netflix documentary “Last Chance U” in 2020 and included a state championship.
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Suspect charged with murder in shooting death of beloved Laney College coach Beam

By Kathleen Kirkwood | Bay City News | November 18, 2025
The shooting, along with other recent gun violence, has prompted AlCo DA to reinstate mandatory minimum sentences in gun cases.
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Oakland’s big education bet: empower parents, transform schools

By Jo Napolitano | The 74million.org | November 17, 2025
"Unlike school leaders, or even teachers, parents are here to stay," says founder and CEO of the local tutoring program.
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‘We cannot accept this’: Bay Area leaders, athletes mourn coach Beam’s shooting death

By Dan McMenamin and Kiley Russell | Bay City News | November 17, 2025
Piedmont Police Chief Frederick Shavies spoke at the recent news conference on the shooting.
Bay Area

Laney College sports director John Beam dies after shooting Thursday; suspect in custody

By Kiley Russell, Bay City News | November 14, 2025
Beam, the former football coach at Laney as well as Skyline High School, was taken to Highland Hospital following the shooting and died Friday morning, police said.
Bay Area

East Bay Parks general manager resigns; Landreth was first woman to lead district

By Pete Young, Bay City News | November 14, 2025
Landreth was the first woman to serve as general manager and the 10th general manager in the district’s 91-year history.
crime

Oakland mayor calls gun violence a ‘crisis’ after Skyline High School shooting

By Kiley Russell and Katy St. Clair, Bay City News | November 13, 2025
A student was shot and wounded in Wednesday's incident; two juveniles were arrested.
Bay Area

State finds Oakland Unified created hostile environment for Jewish students and staff

By John Fensterwald, EdSource | November 12, 2025
In rulings issued in late October, the CDE also criticized the district for taking more than a year, longer than the 60 days allowed, to respond to Jewish families’ complaints of antisemitism.
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