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This week in Oakland: a Mildred Howard exhibit at OMCA, and Dax Lee's chili cookoff at Snow Park
6+ hour, 49+ min ago (209+ words) Azucena Rasilla, The Oaklandside's arts and community reporter, joined the newsroom in June 2020. A bilingual journalist from East Oakland, she has reported on Oakland arts, culture and community for over a decade. She regularly hosts Oaklandside Culture Makers, a quarterly…...
A grim scene at Fruitvale crash site
6+ hour, 46+ min ago (750+ words) Election results: Measure E failing + DA Jones Dickson declares victory Around 11: 15 a. m. yesterday, a man driving a large stolen van, with two passengers inside, collided with an Oakland Police Department officer at the corner of East 12th Street and 29th Avenue, leaving the…...
Heat and wind could raise East Bay fire danger this week
7+ hour, 49+ min ago (263+ words) Election results: Measure E failing + DA Jones Dickson declares victory A blast of hot, dry and windy weather will raise wildfire risks across much of Northern California this week " although forecasts show Berkeley should avoid the most dangerous conditions. The…...
Gwyneth's goop launches "Berkeley' location in Oakland, and a favorite Fruitvale shucos vendor opens its first brick-and-mortar
15+ hour, 19+ min ago (516+ words) The Oaklandside A new sushi shop has opened in downtown Berkeley that sells ready-made sushi boxes and also halo-halo, the colorful Filipino shaved ice dessert. Dropo Sushi is in the former location of Pink Cloud & Tea. The owners are of…...
Lawsuit and resignation rattle Oakland trash pick-up org
9+ hour, 21+ min ago (822+ words) Election results: Measure E failing + DA Jones Dickson declares victory A prominent advocate for homeless people left, and then sued, the Oakland nonprofit he started, while its board of directors was investigating him for financial mismanagement." Vincent Ray Williams III…...
Barbara Lee's private fundraising could get tricky under a strong mayor system
15+ hour, 59+ min ago (667+ words) Election results: Measure E failing + DA Jones Dickson declares victory "We filled the Fan Zone and Watch Party at the Henry J. Kaiser Center for the Arts throughout the day showcasing Oakland as a world-class city," Lee boasted in a social…...
How this outfit has kept on delivering eggs and dairy to the Bay Area for over 80 years
14+ hour, 42+ min ago (539+ words) Election results: Measure E failing + DA Jones Dickson declares victory Now Steven is mentoring his son Adam in the same way Victor developed him " teaching him operations, relationships and what it means to lead through experience and responsibility." V&C's…...
City seeks $40 M for 73rd Avenue redesign
1+ day, 11+ hour ago (535+ words) June 2 primary election results: Measure E + District Attorney Two years after the city asked residents to chime in on possible redesigns of 73rd Avenue, Oakland Department of Transportation staff have provided an update on the project, telling a local advisory committee…...
Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee launches campaign for re-election
1+ day, 13+ hour ago (238+ words) June 2 primary election results: Measure E + District Attorney It's been assumed since she took office just over a year ago. And it's repeatedly been hinted at in not-so-subtle ways. Now it's been made official: on Saturday, Barbara Lee announced that…...
Photos: Bright colors, feathers, music and joy at Oakland Carnival
1+ day, 12+ hour ago (207+ words) The Oaklandside Carnival, the multicultural festival rooted in syncretic forms of art and expression, observed around the world, with the biggest parties and parades in the Caribbean and Brazil, was celebrated in Oakland on Saturday with music, dance, costumes, food,…...