crime Oakland’s ‘most violent month’ sees city tally 17 new homicides in September By Bay City News Foundation | October 7, 2021 The city’s 106 homicides, as of Monday, is the highest number of homicides year to date since 2013.
Arts & Entertainment Pass the Remote: Oakland musician Astu and a Pixar short By Randy Myers, Bay City News Foundation | September 29, 2021 Also of note are a documentary on Jim Denevan and his temporary art, plus Oakland's Drunken Film Festival.
COVID-19 Oakland school board approves COVID-19 vaccine mandate for students age 12 and older By Keith Burbank | Bay City News | September 23, 2021 The district board voted to enact a mandate that will go into effect no earlier than Jan. 1.
Bay Area Mills College merger with Northeastern University finalized with trustee vote in favor By Keith Burbank | Bay City News Foundation | September 14, 2021 Mills College will continue to grant degrees before and after the merger is finalized, tenure will transfer, and staff will become employees of Northeastern, too.
Education Curry family’s bus brings nutrition, literacy message By Keith Burbank | Bay City News Foundation | September 9, 2021 The Eat. Learn.
Arts & Entertainment Pride group revitalizes ‘All Black Lives Matter’ Lake Merritt mural By J.L. Odom | Bay City News Foundation | September 8, 2021 The original mural was conceptualized by local activists and installed by 300 volunteers in the summer of 2020.
Arts & Entertainment Dorothea Lange at OMCA provokes deep empathy By Matthew Byrne | Bay City News Foundation | September 2, 2021 Lange's photographs showcase a knack for rendering complex social observations in two dimensions.
COVID-19 Oakland teachers, staff demand more COVID-19 testing in schools By Bay City News and Exedra Staff | August 26, 2021 COVID cases among students in OUSD schools are increasing, according to union officials.
art Oakland pays tribute to ‘Humpty Dance’ rap legend Shock G By J.L. Odom | Bay City News Foundation | August 25, 2021 Shock G, who died at age 57 on April 22, was a founding and consistent member of the popular hip-hop group Digital Underground.
Oakland How sports arenas became the poster child of California’s housing crisis By Erika Paz | CalMatters | August 24, 2021 Oakland Coliseum development project is under investigation by same state agency that cited for Anaheim and San Diego arenas for skimping on housing.