Article by Ken Harman.
Last updated at Thu, 21 Jan at 10:30am.

Last weekend I visited Baxter and Cook in San Francisco to attend the opening debut of an Oakland street artist.  "Eddie Colla" is his name and though as a name it might not ring any bells, visually speaking anyone who pays attention to the abundance of street art in Oakland, on the Bay Bridge or graffiti ho

Article by Susan Mernit.
Last updated at Sat, 28 Nov at 6:30pm.

The Oakland Local crew covered the Third Annual Estria Invitational Graffitti Battle on Saturday October 10, 2009, in West Oakland, CA at DeFemery Park. This exclusive video shows grafitti artists at work, including this battle's winner, with videographer Jenny Chu shooting this great piece.

Article by Susan Mernit.
Last updated at Sat, 10 Oct at 7:33am.

The Oakland Local crew is jazzed about the Third Annual Estria Invitational Graffitti Battle happening this weekend (like today, in  fact).  The Estria Invitational Graffiti Battle at the Life Is Living Festival is a watch it as it happens face-off between sets of graffiti artists, painting live.  The big event is today, Saturday October 10, 2009, from 11am-5pm at  deFremery Park (Little Bobby Hutton) in West Oakland, Exact address: 1651 Adeline Street, Oakland, CA 94607