Montclair’s A Great Good Place for Books to close
Kathleen Caldwell, the owner of Montclair’s popular A Great Good Place for Books on La Salle Avenue since…
Bake Sum hits Alameda, Dave & Buster’s debuts in JLS, Teni East relocates, and more openings
Editor’s note: Nosh covers food and restaurant news across the East Bay, and each week we publish one article covering…
Woman charged with threatening to ‘shoot up’ Oakland’s Westlake Middle School
OAKLAND — A woman has pleaded no contest to threatening a school official after police say she called…
Oakland finally decides on fine for landowner who cut down 38 trees
The Oakland City Council on Tuesday voted to enforce a nearly $1 million fine against Matthew Bernard and his…
Spring Fling 2026 Gala: ‘A Night Licensed to Give’ raises record funds for Piedmont elementary schools
On Friday 270 elementary school parents and guardians stepped into a world of intrigue and elegance, donning their…
PHOTOS: 3rd Annual Oakland Car Stroll
The town of Oakland held its annual car stroll in the heart of downtown Oakland. With more than…
As students graduate into a turbulent world, commencement speaker Robert Reich embraces hope
Across the span of six decades, Robert B. Reich has had two constant commitments: to social justice and…
Oakland police arrest 9, impound dozens of vehicles in weekend Bay Bridge sideshow
A massive roving sideshow came to an end on the Bay Bridge on Sunday with law enforcement officers…
Maureen Orth’s 60-Year Fight for Education Innovation in Colombia Comes Full Circle at the BSE
In the fall of 1963, a man with a bullhorn showed up at Sather Gate and changed Maureen…
Reforming police oversight board is key to its function
Submit your letter to the editor via this form. Read more Letters to the Editor. Reforming oversight board…
Another Oakland First Friday Sparks Violence, Street Fights, and Organizers Again Defend the Event
Oakland First Fridays, an event that began as a beloved, arts-driven street fair that activated a long dormant…
Berkeley, Albany split $500,000 in federal funding for fire training
Congresswoman Lateefah Simon (at lectern) announced $500,000 in federal funding for regional fire training on May 5, 2026.…