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Blog entry by Susan Mernit.
Last updated at Wed, 7 Nov at 9:59am.

By Oakland Local Editorial Team

Article by Jennifer Inez Ward.
Last updated at Tue, 6 Nov at 8:34am.

The good news for Oakland is that after years of money problems, there's finally a bit of growth in city coffers.

Article by Nicole Vermeer.
Last updated at Sat, 3 Nov at 9:59am.

This is a guide to assist Oakland residents with the upcoming election. Oakland Local is not endorsing any candidate or proposition, simply providing information to the community and linking to other meta-guides for your convenience--so if you need more data, here's a handy list to work from.

Article by Lauren Soldano.
Last updated at Fri, 26 Oct at 10:12am.

Don't want to find yourself bobbing for apples with a bunch of straight people this Halloween? 

Article by Barbara Grady.
Last updated at Sun, 21 Oct at 12:00pm.

The notion of Oakland as a center of technology innovation is starting to look real.

Article by Jennifer Inez Ward.
Last updated at Thu, 18 Oct at 7:39am.

It's a sunny Saturday morning and Jason Gumato is in North Oakland knocking on the doors of fellow union members, urging them to vote no on Proposition 32 - a law that would, among other things, prohibit labor unions in California from using money deducted from their member’s paychecks to lobby state officeholders.

Article by Barbara Grady.
Last updated at Tue, 9 Oct at 3:04pm.

By Barbara Grady

Article by Barbara Grady.
Last updated at Tue, 9 Oct at 3:02pm.

By Barbara Grady