Growing interest in Oakland as tech center leads to more incubators being planned
Article by Barbara Grady.
Last updated at Mon, 21 May at 5:12pm.

Oakland is not sitting this one out.

As tiny web-based start-ups sprout across the Bay Area, promising the coming of a second dot.com era, tech business incubators are springing up, too.

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It’s Murmurama time! Attend free benefit for Oakland's Art Murmur
Article by Justin Gilmore.
Last updated at Sat, 19 May at 1:24pm.

If you’re looking for another reason to skip the San Francisco Fine Art Fair, there’s no reason to worry.

Clear your calendar this Saturday, May 19, for Murmurama - a free benefit for Oakland’s Art Murmur, which is sure to show off some serious local talent.

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Oakland's Affordable Housing Week ends Sunday
Blog entry by Oakland Local edi....
Last updated at Sat, 19 May at 4:58am.

Oaklands Affordable Housing Week

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Oakland girls who code win prizes for their hard work
Article by Juan Antonio Mart....
Last updated at Fri, 18 May at 12:40am.

In the past three years, more than 500 girls from across the country have participated in the Technovation Challenge Program sponsored by Iridescent - a nonprofit science and discovery center that works to connect entrepreneurial professionals and university engineering students with under-served and under-represented youth.

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Oakland's Youth UpRising to celebrate seven years of community development - May 17
Blog entry by Mariah Carle.
Last updated at Thu, 17 May at 7:47am.

For seven years, Youth UpRising has been a critical addition to East Oakland. With several programs that encompass careers, health, arts and civic.

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Bay Area clean energy advocates, government agencies, produce plan to greatly reduce electricity use

Article by Barbara Grady.
Last updated at Wed, 16 May at 8:38am.

Four Bay Area government agencies and a coalition of clean energy advocates have drafted a plan for the Bay Area to reach "zero net energy" in building electricity use by the year 2020 - meaning the nine-county area would use only as much electricity as could be produced from renewable sources.

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Participate in Oakland's 19th Bike to Work Day - TODAY, MAY 10
Article by Ruth Miller.
Last updated at Thu, 10 May at 7:07am.

Did you know that Oakland has the eighth largest Bike to Work Day in the United States?

Or that Oakland ranks seventh in the U.S. for women that bike?

Or that Oakland has the sixth highest rate of bike riding?

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New report describes 'extreme pressure' on CA's large school districts - includes Oakland
Article by Barbara Grady.
Last updated at Thu, 10 May at 7:06am.

The recessionary economy of the last four years has put extreme pressure on California's largest school districts, including Oakland Unified, in ways that could compromise students' opportunities for learning, according to a report released Tuesday.

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