Oakland
featured
Oakland voters will decide June parcel tax measure to fund police, fire and city services
|
The city services would include homelessness response programs and reducing illegal dumping, among other things.Around Town
‘It’s Oakland’: Hometown crowd turns out to celebrate Olympic gold medalist Alysa Liu
|
Liu began her skating career at the Oakland Ice Center.Elections
Alameda County elections chief Tim Dupuis to retire; Cornejo named interim registrar
|
Dupuis' tenure was marked by controversy.Bay Area
Oakland teachers reach tentative deal with district after year of talks, but layoffs loom
|
Layoffs are projected to save about $11 million next fiscal year as OUSD confronts a roughly $100 million structural deficit.Education
Oakland Unified board votes to lay off 400 workers to tackle massive budget shortfall
|
Declining enrollment is one cause of OUSD's budget woes -- the student population has shrunk from 54,000 students to 34,000 students.Arts & Entertainment
Best Bets: ‘The Lehman Trilogy,’ the Assad Brothers and a Rust-Edelmann recital
|
Plus, last weekend of the OMCA White Elephant Sale.Bay Area
Oakland Unified School District teachers’ union votes to authorize strike
|
Disagreement over pay and other issues.Bay Area
UC Davis experts to perform necropsy on Oakland Zoo giraffe after euthanasia
|
Tsavo, a male reticulated giraffe was suffering with pain and showing a decline in coordination and balance, among other neurological symptoms.Education
