Six of eight councilmembers voted "yes" on Oakland's proposed financial plan for a new stadium complex, but A's President Dave Kaval said the city's current proposal still falls short.
Pollution and noise from urban highways like Oakland's Interstate 880 intersect with illness for neighbors. But “green” developments that replace them can displace the very families harmed in the first place.
Mills College in Oakland, which has had financial problems, announced a merger with Northeastern University in Boston in May that would keep the campus open.