Article by D. Jean Collins.
Last updated at Tue, 29 Mar at 2:48am.

In one block sits a house that has become an eyesore – blighted by a mattress, two big easy chairs spilling cotton into a  yard gone to weeds and other trash. 

Across the street is a store that has been boarded up and abandoned so long the security bars on the doors are corroded with rust.

Blog entry by Susan Mernit.
Last updated at Wed, 1 Dec at 7:39am.

Oakland Local Sales & Marketing manager

Blog entry by Susan Mernit.
Last updated at Tue, 30 Nov at 7:08am.

Oakland Local Sales/Marketing Manager

Article by Reginald James.
Last updated at Sun, 22 Aug at 8:31am.

If you call AC Transit’s Customer Relations department for a question or a complaint this fall, don’t be surprised to hear someone with a New England accent on the other end of the line.

Blog entry by Oakland Unified S....
Last updated at Fri, 4 Jun at 6:55am.

 As part of the school’s continuing effort to expose students to different career pathways, EXCEL High will hold a career fair on Friday, June 4 from 9:30 A

Article by Emily Wilson.
Last updated at Tue, 27 Apr at 12:03am.

Before Emilia Otero organized them, food vendors in Oakland often sold their fruit and tamales out of shopping carts, and prepared food in their kitchens or garages because they had nowhere else to do it.

The organization she created for the vendors, Asociación de Comerciantes Ambulantes de Fruitvale, or ACAF, is the first in the country like it, said Otero’s daughter, Shelly Garza.

Article by Emilie Raguso.
Last updated at Wed, 17 Feb at 7:22am.

The Oakland City Council chopped $10.45 million from the city budget Tuesday night to close a gap in this year's deficit after dozens of Oaklanders pleaded for their jobs and organizations to be spared in the coming months.

Article by Cynthia Joseph.
Last updated at Wed, 10 Feb at 1:30pm.

Oakland's Public Art Program is looking for creative ideas from Bay Area artists for two new entrance gates to the gardens by Lake Merritt.