I don’t hate museums, but they sometimes feel like an overflowing catacomb, bursting with previously heralded artistic and social potentials that are now empty of relevance.

Go to the Oakland Museum of California’s current exhibition of Oakland-based cartoonist, author and screenwriter Daniel Clowes and this will be the last feeling that you’ll have.

Situated in Fruitvale Village, ARISE High School is a small charter with about 200 students. Last year, its graduating class boasted a 100-percent, four-year college acceptance rate.

This success didn't go unnoticed.

The corner of International Boulevard and Seminary Avenue can be a scary place.

Fast traffic, loud, aggressive conversations and the thoughts about what the news has portrayed of this area run through the minds of many.

Are you a digital librarian? 

If yes, you've got a chance to make a fascinating visit to the Internet Archive facility in Richmond. You might notice in the info below some of the most fascinating people working in tech futurism in the Bay Area speaking; if you have a chance to be a fly on the wall, the techies at Oakland Local would love a report back.