Alameda County says the lengthier, costlier plan will result in a “more robust, safer, long-term project” where San Pablo passes through Oakland.

Mario Juarez appears to be “Co-conspirator 1," a key informant in the federal criminal case against Sheng Thao. For decades he’s been at the center of bitter legal disputes — and the subject of criminal investigations — all while maintaining high-level political connections.

Speeding drivers will receive fines of $50 to $500 depending on how fast they're driving. Data on the city’s most dangerous roadways guided their placement.

The FBI’s Oakland corruption case relies heavily on the word of one man with a "checkered past." When we closely examined Mario Juarez's long history of legal disputes and criminal investigations into his businesses, patterns started to emerge. oaklandside.org/2025/12/01/m...

BART’s $90M fare gates aim to boost safety and accessibility, but one-sided Clipper readers and slow gates create challenges for wheelchair users. The agency is working with vendors and gathering feedback. oaklandside.org/2025/11/17/b...

For 27 hours straight, a team of four scammers posing as Oakland police kept her on the phone and isolated, manipulating the John Muir elementary teacher into delivering nearly $70,000.

Councilmember Charlene Wang led the charge to make parking at a cul-de-sac on the lake illegal after 10 p.m., saying residents wanted relief from noise and violence.

“Good Fire: Tending Native Lands" explores how colonization and displacement of Indigenous groups have contributed to the decimation of healthy ecosystems throughout California.

The city finally has a plan to remove unsafe bus shelters. The bad news? Riders will need umbrellas.

The victim is reportedly legendary football coach John Beam. The incident comes the day after a shooting at Oakland's Skyline High School.

Father and son Hossein and Amir Razavi took over the Middle East Market a decade ago, and recently expanded to open an adjacent restaurant.

There are nearly 11,000 low-income homes in the city. Construction has picked up in recent years.

Started cobbling together the nonfiction and arts sections of the holiday catalog. First time in a couple years, & you better believe we’re coming back hard.

City of Oakland drops lawsuit against Southwest Airlines over allegations the company violated sick leave laws for its employees at OAK. oaklandside.org/2025/10/30/o...

Our investigation into what happened last week outside the Alameda base and the potential legal implications. oaklandside.org/2025/10/29/f...

A giant figure in Oakland recently passed. Pastor J. Alfred Smith, Sr. was a powerful leader and voice of moral authority who shaped Oakland for decades from the pulpit of Allen Temple Baptist Church and in the streets and halls of government. ✍️ by Ashley McBride: oaklandside.org/2025/10/07/o...

Oakland is not yet enforcing the daylighting law that allowed California cities to cite drivers who stop or park within 20 feet of a crosswalk intersection. oaklandside.org/2025/09/26/c...

Immigration agents detained a man attending a court hearing at Wiley Manuel Courthouse, according to the public defender.

Do you like The Oaklandside's weekly news podcast? 🔊📰 Help us raise some money to keep this project going. Each week on "Oaklandside 510," our reporters give a briefing on all the big stories in Oakland — plus an events roundup and food recommendations. oaklandside.org/2025/09/23/o...

Aftershock…. Eggghhhhjh

Earthquake. Has to be at least a 5.

New story about Oakland's latest road collision settlement, this time from a bicycle pothole crash that led to serious brain injuries for a San Francisco resident. oaklandside.org/2025/09/19/o...

Saturday, Sep. 20, marks the 30th Creek to Bay Day, where Oakland residents express their love for the city by removing trash from its parks and waterways.

California’s largest private health provider says it will have the new vaccine in stock Sept. 15. Major drug store chains are sticking with FDA restrictions for now.

New story about a recommendation from AC Transit staff that was ultimately shelved that would have required the transit agency to participate in “information sharing and collaboration” with ICE officers, including support with detentions. oaklandside.org/2025/09/10/a...

I attended the international friendly match between Mexico and Japan in Oakland, where I found a community happy to be with each other and to have at least a day of diversion from the national rise of ICE raids and racial discrimination. oaklandside.org/2025/09/08/m...

VICTORY! The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled in favor of FAC and our client @fermoso.bsky.social, reporter for @oaklandside.org in our case challenging Alameda County's sideshow spectator law. firstamendmentcoalition.org/news/post/ap...

In Trump’s Ideal Picture of America, Diversity Is Taboo www.nytimes.com/2025/08/21/u... This is why diverse newsrooms matter. One of the first pieces to really name what Trump is doing—and still not clearly enough. His project is a brazen white identity project. Brazen and racist.

It's so great to see the Oakland bike/walk commission get this attention & write up from @fermoso.bsky.social, thank you! I've long considered it an exceptionally functional & cordial example of good governance, & how city staff & the public can work together to make great things happen!

Today I saw a man in Oakland looking deathly sick, coughing like crazy, with red eyes, and between violent coughs warbly ordering a chicken and rice lunch. Good times. COVID is up in the Bay.

Oakland's transportation department installed hard bollards inside the 82nd Avenue and MacArthur Boulevard intersection a few months ago, and businesses in the area report that they have reduced the frequency of sideshows. oaklandside.org/2025/07/21/o...

Rose Banks, 59, was killed last week in a hit-and-run at 82nd and Bancroft. The intersection has experienced nearly 20 collisions over the past five years. oaklandside.org/2025/07/17/f...

Earlier this year, Rockridge residents collaborated with the transportation department to slow down cars on their streets. After much finger-pointing, the city has an idea for those plans, but residents, says OakDOT's director, need to come together to approve it. oaklandside.org/2025/07/15/r...

Oakland will install long-needed speed bumps on East 21st Street in East Oakland six weeks after a Castlemont teacher, Marvin Boomer, was struck by a speeding driver on that road. oaklandside.org/2025/07/15/s...

When the Alameda County Board of Education decided not to renew Urban Montessori’s charter, conversations started about bringing the tactile-learning program into the district.

Read and take time with this story by @fermoso.bsky.social, who sat down with the family and partner of Marvin Boomer for an in-depth and moving interview. oaklandside.org/2025/06/06/m...

I spoke with the family of Castlemont teacher Marvin Boomer, including his girlfriend (who was with him at the tragic collision), his mom and dad, and his sisters. They're in shock, mourning the passing of a man they call "extraordinary." New: oaklandside.org/2025/06/06/m...

Friends, family, colleagues, and political leaders are expected to attend the Castlemont teacher’s service.

Earthquake #oakland #eastbay

A California Highway Patrol chase ended in Marvin Boomer’s death on an East Oakland pastor’s doorstep.

Marvin Boomer was a respected educator at Castlemont High School. He was killed Wednesday by a driver who was fleeing the CHP in an East Oakland residential neighborhood. oaklandside.org/2025/05/29/o...

A new state law, Prop. 36, increased penalties for some drug and theft offenses. But critics say it’s disproportionately being used against Black people.

Last week, I got to follow people cycling all over the city for Bike to Wherever Day, which bike advocates and regular people used to advocate for safer streets. Did you participate? oaklandside.org/2025/05/15/o...

I went to the Oakland Ballers' opening game last night and spoke to a lot of people who were happy to move on from the A's era, which we all know ended in heartbreak. New story: oaklandside.org/2025/05/21/o...

Today FAC Legal Director @davidloy.bsky.social argued before an appeals court in our case challenging Alameda County's sideshow spectator ban. @fermoso.bsky.social of @oaklandside.org is prevented from covering sideshows as a reporter because of the ban. www.courthousenews.com/bay-area-jou...

Oakland is redesigning the key Grand Avenue arterial next to Lake Merritt. Their preferred proposal takes away one driving lane but residents in the area, especially those who have experienced close calls with speeding drivers, want them to go further oaklandside.org/2025/05/15/o...

A network issue took down BART earlier today. Infrastructure to improve the decades-old control system is still in process. oaklandside.org/2025/05/09/t...

Several of the biggest demands the group made in its lawsuit against the city were tossed out by the judge overseeing the case, including that Oakland invalidate the 2022 mayoral election and that staff in the city clerk’s office be investigated for misconduct. oaklandside.org/2025/05/08/a...

A committee inside the Alameda County Elections Commission has been working for a year on a report analyzing the dual jobs of the top elections official. They say the role needs to change to improve voters’ confidence in local elections. oaklandside.org/2025/05/07/a...

A new report from Berkeley has found what many suspected: that deadly collisions substantially increased on International Boulevard and businesses were lost on the same corridor because of the planning and construction of AC Transit's bus-rapid transit project. oaklandside.org/2025/05/01/t...