Oakland City council changes Oakland Coliseum sale timeline to match Alameda County’s process By Kiley Russell | Bay City News | May 8, 2025 The African American Sports Group has penned agreements with the A’s and Oakland to acquire both shares at $125 million apiece.
Environment Millions in new grant funding to boost West Oakland jobs, schools and green projects By Kiley Russell | Bay City News | May 7, 2025 The Rose Foundation will form an advisory board to oversee a grant-making program to award roughly $500,000 annually.
Travel Class action suit says SuperShuttle won’t accommodate passengers in wheelchairs By Joe Dworetzky | Bay City News | May 7, 2025 The three Bay Area plaintiffs are all lawyers and all have been advocates for individuals with disabilities.
Business & Finance Judge’s ruling gives Musk green light to press forward with his fraud claims against OpenAI By Joe Dworetzky | Bay City News | May 6, 2025 The closely-watched case, taking place in a federal court in Oakland, has been full of twists and turns -- and will proceed in an expedited trial.
public safety Oakland interim mayor delivers $4.4B budget proposal to tackle deficit, keep core services By Kiley Russell | Bay City News | May 6, 2025 Kevin Jenkins said he realizes Oaklanders want to feel safer and are alarmed at cuts to public safety budgets.
Housing ‘More than just numbers’: New study looks at declines in Bay Area’s Black homeownership By Kiley Russell | Bay City News | May 5, 2025 The study also includes data analysis of the nine-county Bay Area and examines the role of historically racist policies.
California Two efforts to support local newsrooms seek public hearings before California legislators By Ruth Dusseault | Bay City News | May 5, 2025 One calls for funding local news fellowships, while the other demands tech companies contribute to a state journalism fund.
budget Llamas in the driver’s seat: AC Transit names new general manager to tackle budget deficit By Thomas Hughes | Bay City News | May 5, 2025 The leadership shuffle is one of many changes the 2,300-employee transit district is experiencing.
homelessness ‘Millions out on the street virtually overnight’: How Trump’s budget proposal could affect California By Ben Christopher and Marisa Kendall | CalMatters | May 5, 2025 Slashing the budget could be the end of “fair housing” enforcement as we know it.
BART Between a rock and a BART place: San Jose business owner loses property to rail project By Annalise Freimarck | San Jose Spotlight | May 5, 2025 The project will connect BART services to Silicon Valley, an expansion decades in the making with ballooning budget costs.