News Oakland school board votes $18.8 million in cuts, up to 100 layoffs By Theresa Harrington | EdSource | March 6, 2020 Deficits are anticipated to be higher than expected, and the board may consider cutting its police force and speeding up school closures.
News State senator introduces bill targeting problem of vacant homes By Eli Walsh | Bay City News | February 20, 2020 Moms 4 Housing brought the issue of vacant homes to light after they occupied a vacant investor-owned house in Oakland in Nov.
Bay Area Prosecutors decline to file charges in Moms 4 Housing case By Keith Burbank & Dan McMenamin | Bay City News | February 14, 2020 The women moved into the vacant home in Nov to call attention to the plight of homeless people in the Bay Area, and have since been evicted.
Crime & Safety Third suspect charged in Montclair laptop death case By Jeff Shuttleworth | Bay City News | February 4, 2020 Police believe this suspect grabbed the victim's laptop and then kicked him out of the getaway car while the driver accelerated.
Bay Area Thousands march in Oakland to reclaim Martin Luther King Jr’s legacy By Keith Burbank | Bay City News | January 21, 2020 Demonstrators sought to reclaim the radical legacy of MLK who called out white moderates and whose history they say has been whitewashed.
Bay Area Deal reached for sale of home previously occupied by Moms 4 Housing By Dan McMenamin | Bay City News | January 21, 2020 The home has been sold to a nonprofit that buys properties and converts them to affordable housing.
Bay Area Oakland city leader says buy properties at auction to help address housing crisis By Jeff Shuttleworth | Bay City News | January 17, 2020 City Council President Rebecca Kaplan has also proposed putting homeless people on cruise ships as a way to address the city's housing crisis.
Featured in Category Electric mopeds are now available to rent in Oakland By Samantha Laurey | Bay City News | January 14, 2020 The company's first West Coast market, the mopeds are space efficient and sustainable electric vehicles.
News Judge rules against mothers who moved into vacant West Oakland house By Jeff Shuttleworth | Bay City News | January 10, 2020 The homelessness crisis does not hold sway over the rights of the property owners.
crime Two suspects arraigned for death in Montclair laptop theft incident By Jeff Shuttleworth | Bay City News | January 7, 2020 Reed is charged with murder and Lee with involuntary manslaughter; both are charged with second-degree robbery.