Blog entry by Oakland Local edi....
Last updated at Mon, 28 Mar at 9:10am.

Oakland Local Ken Katz was shooting the Oakland Marathon this weekend and has some great photos from the 5K and some of Saturday's other events--Sunday is coming, shortly. Enjoy these photos--and the captions as well.

Blog entry by Oakland Local edi....
Last updated at Tue, 27 Apr at 1:10am.

You know that race that's coming this weekend? Well, it's gonna traverse the entire city and it is going to close a hella lotta streets. 

Article by Emilie Raguso.
Last updated at Tue, 27 Apr at 1:08am.

Oakland Local photographers scoured the inaugural Oakland Running Festival last weekend for memorable images to share. An Oaklander won the half-marathon on Sunday, and many other city residents placed high in each of the weekend's four races.

Blog entry by Deborah Sherman.
Last updated at Wed, 31 Mar at 5:54pm.

OAKLAND PRIDE!  Check out this super video from Oaktown Arts, shot for OL!

Blog entry by Susan Mernit.
Last updated at Sun, 28 Mar at 5:56pm.

Causa Justa/Just Cause, the new Bay-area housing rights organization that was born from the merger of Just Cause Oakland and St.

Blog entry by Susan Mernit.
Last updated at Fri, 26 Mar at 10:04am.

The Oakland Running Festival is this weekend. There are still some spots open in all races. If you want to run, you can still register -- but not online. Stop by the Expo at the Oakland Marriott City Center Saturday 9am-6pm to register in person and get your packet. There is no registration or packet pick-up on Sunday.

...And do you know where your street closures will be? We've got 'em right here! Plan ahead if you don't want to get stuck. And remember, street closures may affect your biking and transit routes, too.

Speaking of getting around, Sunday March 28 is when the latest round of AC Transit service changes take effect...

Blog entry by Oakland Local edi....
Last updated at Fri, 26 Mar at 8:38am.

Lots of Oakland folks are planning to volunteer to support the Oakland Marathon this weekend--their web site says they will need more than 1,000 volunteers over the course of the weekend.

Blog entry by Susan Mernit.
Last updated at Tue, 23 Mar at 10:05pm.

About 6,000 people from around the world will be running through Oakland this weekend--will you be among them?  Or, if you're not, will you be on the sidelines, cheering the runners on?