Friday, May 17th, 2013
Adapt Oakland is helping take on West Oakland’s health hazards with the power of plants. This new project by the Oakland non-profit Urban Biofilter, brings together community organizers and experts in creating a masterplan to protect the community from pollutant using “green infrastructure”. Solutions like living walls, trellises, and green roofs cover buildings with plants
Friday, June 15th, 2012
by Will Evans, California Watch Oakland’s school board has ordered a formal investigation of a church school, a school board member confirmed today, following a meeting last night where angry parents of former students accused the school of...
Monday, December 12th, 2011
Two waves of protesters hit the port on Monday as part of an Occupy West Coast Port blockage that ranged from Anchorage, Alaska to San Diego. The morning act results in the closure or partial closure of...
Thursday, December 2nd, 2010
According to the Oakland Police department, a 21 year old Oakland man responsible for over 30 local robberies at gas stations and convenienec stores is now in custody and has confessed. On Wednesday, December 1, 2010, at...
Sunday, October 24th, 2010
On October 23, the ILWU and many other organizations held a demonstration in Oakland and shut down the port for a day in support of justice for Oscar Grant in the upcoming Nov 5 sentencing of his...
Monday, June 1st, 2009
Just about any long-term West Oakland resident can rattle off a list of health issues effecting their community: toxins from cargo ships docking at the nearby Port of Oakland, diesel smoke from Port-bound trucks, pollution from the...
