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Oakland

Contentious feral cat policy may be eased with shelter partnerships

By Keith Burbank | Bay City News | 18 hours ago

Feral cats may be shot in the East Bay Regional Park District to preserve native habitat and wildlife, but opposition groups argue that killing feral cats has been discredited as a means of population control.

Proposed merger with Northeastern University would revive Mills College

By Keith Burbank | Bay City News

This new show set in Oakland is for the whole Bay

By Amelia Williams | Bay City News Foundation

Could the Oakland Coliseum complex be home to new WNBA team?

By Bay City News and Exedra Staff

Oakland Public Library returning to pre-pandemic service hours next week

By Exedra Staff and Bay City News

Bay Area

Oakland’s stock of affordable housing could increase if new law passes

By Keith Burbank | Bay City News | June 1, 2021

The proposed law would allow for tiny homes and for mobile and manufactured homes as well as allowing people to live in RVs.

commentary

Commentary | Divisive Oakland freeway may be demolished

By Dan Walters | CalMatters | June 1, 2021

A decades-long debate over the fate of Oakland's Interstate 980 freeway may be nearing an end as political figures call for its demolition.

business

This Oakland restaurant was developed in the spirit of mutual aid

By Emily Nonko | Next City/Local News Matters | May 30, 2021

Understory's menu rotation includes items from global culinary traditions rooted in the diversity of the Bay Area.

Bay Area

Committed to success: Oakland mentoring program supports student achievements in college and beyond

By J.L. Odom | Bay City News Foundation | May 21, 2021

The nonprofit organization Oakland Promise, which supports high school seniors as they graduate high school, is looking for mentors.

Bay Area

What California lawmakers could do to boost homeownership for Black families

By Manuela Tobias | CalMatters | May 18, 2021

Legislators are talking a lot about equity in housing, and could help more Black families buy their own homes. But advocates say lawmakers are failing to confront racial equity in many other ways.

Bay Area

Oakland wants to work with A’s, MLB to keep the team in the city

By Keith Burbank | Bay City News | May 14, 2021

The letter comes just days after MLB told the Oakland A's to look for another city to play while pursuing a waterfront park in Oakland.

Around Town

Mountain View Cemetery pilots partial reopening

By Exedra Staff | Photos by Julie Reichle | May 11, 2021

Long-awaited opening was quiet, and the few visitors were asked to sign a petition to help resolve a conflict with the City of Oakland.

Arts & Entertainment

Oakland residents and civic leaders turn to quilt art to combat gun violence

By Nick Marnell | Bay City News Foundation | May 11, 2021

A partnership with a local anti-violence organization and a national anti-gun violence nonprofit will use quilting art to foster community dialogue.

Featured in Category

Local History | Frederick Law Olmsted & Mountain View Cemetery

By Gail Lombardi | May 8, 2021

Piedmont historian Gail Lombardi shares the history of how America's most famous landscape architect left his mark in our backyard.

Around Town

Mountain View Cemetery to reopen to public, with conditions

By Kiley Russell | Bay City News | April 30, 2021

Starting May 8, access will be allowed only between 7 a.m. and 6 p.m. on Saturdays and on one weekday, still TBD