Oakland Local Blog Posts

Received at OL from the City of Oakland as a letter from new Chief Jordan: 

Oakland Local edi... Fri, 3 Feb at 10:33am

 Peralta Elementary School is currently seeking donations for its big auction on March 3. Can you help? Our friends at Peralta write:

Susan Mernit Fri, 3 Feb at 1:08am

At Oakland Local, we stand in strong support of The Newspaper Guild's letter to the city of Oakland condemning the arrest of several journalists during the Occupy Oakland action on Saturday, Jan. 28.

Susan Mernit Thu, 2 Feb at 7:05am

I spent Sunday outside Santa Rita County Jail, waiting with other Occupy Oakland people for the 400 people who were arrested the previous day to be rel

zunguzungu Tue, 31 Jan at 9:16am

by Irene Florez The Occupy movement has changed the way Americans view political activism. And there’s a raging debate over what tactics should be used. On Thursday, December 15th, Oaklanders gathered at the First Unitarian Church of Oakland to discuss how best to Bring The Walls Down.

Susan Mernit Tue, 31 Jan at 7:49am

This is not meant to be an open condemnation of everyone who is organizing under the umbrella of “Occupy Oakland.”  That’s a big umbrella, and there is a lot of work happening under it that I support (shout-outs to Occupy the Hood, Decolonize, Occupy San Quentin, the East Bay Nonviolent...

Kazu Haga Mon, 30 Jan at 3:52pm

Sunday morning I joined a number of other Bay Area food bloggers and writers for a special tasting at Caffe 817 in Old Oakland. I'd been there some years back, but I heard new owners had purchased it and it was definitely worth checking out again.

Gene Anderson Mon, 30 Jan at 2:22pm

Sunday morning, Mayor Jean Quan, in cooperation with the Oakland Police Department, hosted a press briefing inside City Hall.  

Ken Katz Mon, 30 Jan at 7:35am

There has been some confusion and misinformation, on this site as well as elsewhere, regarding a supposed requirement for a special election to accommodate the recall, as well as whether instant runoff voting would apply to a recall and the cost of a recall. This is an attempt to provide some...

Len Raphael Sun, 29 Jan at 10:15pm