Beloved Oakland music venue Eli’s Mile High Club to shutter, for now
One of Oakland’s most beloved venues is closing indefinitely. Since 1974, Eli’s Mile High Club has hosted events…
To read 2,000-year-old burned scrolls, scientists burn their own
A contemporary papyrus scroll before and after burning in a nearly oxygen-free chamber, which carbonized but did not…
Oakland man charged with murder in fatal laundromat fight
Oakland crime trending downward As 2025 draws to a close, the City of Oakland’s crime data appears to…
Spotlight: Fall 2026 – Cal Alumni Association
As a reporter and now editor of the Washington Post’s rapid-response investigations unit, Emma Brown, M.J. ’09, has…
Man Shot, Killed During Ambush In Oakland County: Police
Officers found the 20-year-old Detroit man shot to death inside a car in the area of Williams Lake…
Berkeley City Council unanimously opposes Oakland coal terminal
On Tuesday, the Berkeley City Council unanimously passed a resolution opposing coal handling, storage, and transport in the…
Famed music club Eli’s Mile High Club in West Oakland is closing down
Eli’s Mile High Club, a legendary but long-troubled music venue in West Oakland, is going out of business.…
To read 2,000-year-old burned scrolls, scientists burn their own
Douglas Seiler painstakingly sourced papyrus and reed pens from Egypt and traditional lampblack ink from Japan, then paid…
Nonprofit that tackles homelessness buys money-troubled Oakland hotel
OAKLAND — An East Bay nonprofit that focuses on homelessness bought an Oakland hotel engulfed in financial woes,…
UC Berkeley Human Rights Center identifies regional disparities in AI impacts on human rights | Research And Ideas
The Human Rights Center at the UC Berkeley School of Law published a paper identifying significant human rights…
2026 Candidate Interview: Amy Mindell for West Bloomfield Township Trustee
2026 Candidate Interview: Amy Mindell for West Bloomfield Township Trustee (Crystal A. Proxmire, Sept. 16, 2026) West Bloomfield…
Oakland PD Cuts Back On Flight Time Amid Federal Probe Into 2 Pilots
With three pilots left in the department, police will hover over the Oakland skies only four days a…