Oakland Oakland First Fridays push back against police union’s finger pointing in wake of shootings By Thomas Hughes | Bay City News | September 8, 2025 OPD, moreover, finds no connection between the outbreak of violence and the free festival that had ended hours earlier.
crime Mayor Barbara Lee responds to deadly Oakland shootings, police union criticism By Thomas Hughes | Bay City News | September 8, 2025 Union blames mayor and cuts to the police department for the violence.
Oakland OPD delays rollout of police radio encryption amid technical issues, transparency concerns By Alise Maripuu | Bay City News | September 8, 2025 Previously, public radio frequencies allowed for journalists, watchdogs, and members of the public to monitor police activities.
Bay Area We belong outdoors: Bay Area groups battle inequity to make nature accessible for all By Anna Tran | Bay City News | September 7, 2025 Bay Area’s great outdoors often mirrors its difficult history of systemic inequality, revealing who gets access to nature and who doesn’t.
Bay Area ‘It feels like a cyber-attack’: Computer issue snarled commute for thousands of BART riders By Dan McMenamin and Andres Jimenez Larios | Bay City News | September 5, 2025 Computer upgrade gone wrong paralyzed BART on Friday.
City Planning Commission to host study session on new housing design standards on Sept. 8 By The City of Piedmont | September 5, 2025 Community is invited to watch and/or participate; a final draft of the new standards is expected to be released for public review this fall.
City Planning Commission to consider recommendation on Draft Moraga Canyon Specific Plan on Sept. 8 By City of Piedmont | September 5, 2025 City staff are recommending several modifications to the draft plan in response to recent community input.
City Letter to the Editor | Questions, concerns about Moraga Canyon housing development By Marj Blackwell, Vincent Fisher, Julie Watters, Daphne Albert, and Peggy Esposito | September 5, 2025 Residents Marj Blackwell, Vincent Fisher, Julie Watters, Daphne Albert, and Peggy Esposito say the plan is fraught with risk.
City Pools are filled with water as another construction milestone is met By City of Piedmont; Exedra staff | September 5, 2025 Let the testing begin.
California A California city tried to ban homeless shelters. It’s giving up after Newsom’s lawsuit By Marisa Kendall | CalMatters | September 5, 2025 The fight started in 2024 when Norwalk in LA County approved a ban on emergency shelters, supportive housing and several businesses that predominantly serve low-income residents.