Arts & Entertainment Puppetry is much more than child’s play for young learners at Children’s Fairyland By Karen D'Souza | Edsource | July 7, 2024 Puppets can play a role in helping children communicate on a deeper level, experts say, by externalizing their emotions onto the inanimate object.
Oakland Oakland Police Department warns public against robbers posing as police officers By Gabe Agcaoili | Bay City News | July 6, 2024 Don't be fooled by anyone who verbally claims to be a plain clothes police officer.
crime Alameda County DA charges alleged Oakland Juneteenth shooter with multiple felonies By Katy St. Clair, Bay City News and Kiley Russell | Bay City News | July 5, 2024 A 23-year-old man is charged with shooting four people on the evening of June 19 at Oakland’s Lake Merritt.
crime Civil grand jury says OPD ill-equipped to benefit from license plate reader cameras By Cole Reynolds | Bay City News | July 4, 2024 Report finds that the Oakland Police Department lacks the manpower to respond to the volume of alerts; and faults city's "lack of strategic vision" in implementing the technology.
budget Oakland approves budget using one-time funds from $105M sale of Oakland Coliseum By Kiley Russell | Bay City News | July 3, 2024 The 3-2 Oakland City Council vote staves off painful service and program cuts for at least another year.
Bay Area Caltrans installs almost 200 highway cameras across Bay Area in safety pilot program By Grace Marion | Bay City News | July 3, 2024 View live footage on an interactive map of all CCTV camera locations.
Oakland Despite facing budget cuts, Oakland police launch program to ramp up street presence By Thomas Hughes | Bay City News | July 2, 2024 Recent shootings near the lake, as well as a separate shooting and a homicide that same day, show the department is stretched thin.
Arts & Entertainment Sailing through history: Oakland harbor tours offer unique peek into port’s past and future By Tony Hicks | Bay City News | June 29, 2024 Getting out on the Bay is one way to beat the heat this summer.
BART Better take the bus: Six weekends of track repairs to disrupt BART service in Oakland By Janis Mara | Bay City News | June 27, 2024 Free buses are replacing BART trains between Rockridge, MacArthur, and 19th Street stations this Saturday and Sunday.
Oakland Thao chief spokesman’s departure latest in week of woes for embattled Oakland mayor By Kiley Russell | Bay City News | June 26, 2024 The announcement came just a day after Mayor Sheng Thao’s recently hired criminal defense attorney withdrew as her lawyer.