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...

Oakland violence prevention programs defunded by Trump administration. oaklandside.org/2025/04/30/d...

NEW: Farmers are dying by suicide at the third-highest rate by vocation in Utah. But after a federal program offering mental health support ran out of money, the state did not continue it. By @jessicamiller.bsky.social, with @sltrib.com

Other events include "We Are Oakland" and "Under One Sky" concerts, and author Peter Beinart and Rabbi David Cooper in conversation.

We finally know which locations will be added to Oakland’s Bay Wheels network of rental bikes. oaklandside.org/2025/04/29/h...

Because the finance department has not issued new bonds, Oakland's transportation department has been unable to set up new contracts for paving jobs for nearly three months. Latest: oaklandside.org/2025/04/25/a...

Oakland superintendent will leave her position July 1. Kyla Johnson-Trammell became Oakland Unified School District’s superintendent in 2017 and has led the district through strikes and a pandemic. oaklandside.org/2025/04/23/o...

Oakland police commissioner called chief investigator a ‘rat,’ according to complaint. The executive director of Oakland’s civilian police-accountability watchdog filed a complaint last year accusing a police commissioner of retaliation. oaklandside.org/2025/04/24/o...

The family of Krysta Tsukahara filed a lawsuit in Alameda Superior Court against the estates of Soren Dixon and others, whom the family says were “legally responsible" for her death. Tsukahara and Dixon died in the Cybertruck crash last Thanksgiving in Piedmont. oaklandside.org/2025/04/23/p...

Great story by @fermoso.bsky.social: oaklandside.org/2025/04/22/g.... Income eligibility threshold of $46,950 for singles

Loren Taylor and Barbara Lee's supporters hold out hope as grueling ballot count begins. In the Oakland mayor's race there's no winner in sight, but the leading candidates’ backers say they’re feeling good. oaklandside.org/2025/04/15/t...

Measure A will bump the rate to 10.75% and raise millions for police, fire, and other services. Results could still change as more votes are tallied.

First results will be released after polls close at 8 p.m. If the races for mayor and D2 are tight, it could be a while before we know the winner.

If you're a procrastinator, here's your guide to the Oakland special election. Deadline to vote is tomorrow at 8pm. ▶️How to vote ▶️Deadlines ▶️What's on the ballot ▶️Resources to learn more about candidates and Measure A oaklandside.org/2025/04/14/l...

A billboard gun ad is sparking debate in Oakland. oaklandside.org/2025/04/14/o...

A last-minute flurry of ads, press conferences, and big contributions in the Oakland mayor’s race. oaklandside.org/2025/04/11/c...

Oakland's mayoral election is next week. The latest news bits and oddities: 👉Candidates doing stand-up comedy? 👉Is "Bay Area State of Mind" working for the anti-Barbara Lee campaign? 👉Registrar Dupuis says his team is ready oaklandside.org/2025/04/11/c...