crime OPD makes several arrests in connection with carjacking series By Exedra Staff, Oakland Police Department | July 28, 2023 Violent crime in Oakland is up 15% this year compared to 2022, according to police department data.
City Here’s where to find a ‘Cop on the Block’ in August By Piedmont Police Department | July 28, 2023 Next meet-up is August 4 on Muir Avenue.
crime Join a neighborhood block party for National Night Out on Aug. 1 By Piedmont Police Department and Exedra Staff | July 28, 2023 All are welcome at the police department's annual community-building event.
Bay Area Oakland NAACP slams district attorney By Keith Burbank | Bay City News | July 28, 2023 Alameda County DA Pamela Price says she is reforming a biased criminal justice system.
Bay Area Student leaders, lieutenant governor urge Cal State to delay vote on tuition increase By Michael Burke | EdSource | July 28, 2023 CSU trustees plan to vote in September on annual 6% tuition increases.
Education When ‘culture wars’ rip through California school boards, should the state intervene? By Carolyn Jones | EdSource | July 28, 2023 California gives school boards a lot of local control, but some recent events have pushed the state to rein that in.
rent Third time’s a charm for expanding rent control in California? By Lynn La | CalMatters | July 28, 2023 A new rent control measure has made the November 2024 ballot in California.
California California moves to silence Stanford researchers who got state data to study education issues By John Fensterwald | EdSource | July 28, 2023 At issue is whether researchers can analyze nonpublic California student data and also testify against the state in related and even unrelated cases.
Bay Area It’s hard for English learners to get the state seal of biliteracy. A new bill aims to change that By Zaidee Stavely | EdSource | July 28, 2023 Almost 1 in 4 high school graduates in Piedmont Unified received the seal in 2022, versus 1 in 10 graduates in Oakland Unified schools.
City Rec Commission votes 5-1 in favor of transforming courts from tennis to pickleball By Damin Esper | July 25, 2023 City Council to make final decision on Aug. 7.