Featured in Category $28.2M grant, five projects aim to bring more equity to East Oakland By Keith Burbank | Bay City News | June 26, 2020 Affordable housing, a health clinic, trees, trails and a three-acre nursery are part of the plan.
City Fireworks, gas leaf blowers draw complaints By Damin Esper | June 23, 2020 PPD has been busy answering calls and keeping residents informed.
Bay Area Ropes hung on trees and noose with fake body reported near Lake Merritt By Jana Kadah, Eli Walsh | Bay City News | June 19, 2020 Both cases are being investigated as hate crimes, according to Oakland police.
Crime & Safety Oakland police ask business owners for help in identifying looters By Eli Walsh | Bay City News | June 12, 2020 According to authorities, nearly 200 businesses have been damaged or looted in recent protests.
Bay Area Oakland Police describe components of protests, use of crowd control By Keith Burbank | Bay City News | June 5, 2020 Police say the component of protestors who are "violent disruptors and professional agitators" triggered crowd control measures such as smoke and gas.
Bay Area Local Lit | June’s top 5 SIP literary happenings, online readings, and meet-ups By Lou Fancher | June 5, 2020 Timely and relevant offerings about parenting, nature, and the black experience.
Bay Area Piedmont, along with Oakland and Alameda County, rescinds curfew order By Dan McMenamin | Bay City News | June 4, 2020 Starting Thursday night, the curfew will no longer be in effect.
Bay Area Oakland City Council members call for suspension of tear gas use at protests By Eli Walsh | Bay City News | June 4, 2020 Claims that police have used tear gas on peaceful protesters and have spread it to residences, vehicles, people not involved in protests.
covid-19 New COVID-19 testing site launches in West Oakland By Dan McMenamin | Bay City News | June 2, 2020 One of 31 testing sites in Alameda County, the new site is part of effort to reduce COVID-19 disparities.
Bay Area Oakland students organize protest of George Floyd death, pleading to be heard By Sydney Johnson | EdSource | June 2, 2020 Monday’s march, attended by people of all ages -- including many Piedmonters -- brought together nearly 15,000 supporters.