OPD releases video snippets from fatal encounter with former NFL player Doug Martin
Oakland police on Friday released a highly produced, incomplete video of the mid-October incident where former NFL running…
Berkeley’s Country Joe led praiseworthy life of service
I was planning to write about something else today, but Joe McDonald died on Saturday, and, as Arthur…
Oakland animal shelter’s euthanasia crisis abates for now
Earlier this month I started getting emails from animal lovers saying, “Did you know that the Oakland city…
73-year-old woman hit with gun, robbed of purse in Oakland – East Bay Times
OAKLAND — A robber hit a 73-year-old woman on the head with a gun and stole her purse…
73-year-old woman hit with gun, robbed of purse in Oakland – The Mercury News
OAKLAND — A robber hit a 73-year-old woman on the head with a gun and stole her purse…
Oakland’s last old-growth redwood is a gnarled, twisted icon
If you didn’t know any better, you might look out over the forested valley at the edge of…
Not every tree deserves a hug | Op-Eds
When walking by the Valley Life Sciences Building, you will be met with the aromatic smell of the…
Northern California magic clubs to meet soon in Oakland
Is there anyone who doesn’t love magic? You know you’re being tricked; but try as you might, you…
Oakland Zoo’s sad news; good news at Children’s Fairyland
Zawadi, one of the Oakland Zoo’s spotted giraffes, suddenly collapsed and died Dec. 15. (photo courtesy of the…
Oakland Zoo’s sad news; good news at Children’s Fairyland
Zawadi, one of the Oakland Zoo’s spotted giraffes, suddenly collapsed and died Dec. 15. (photo courtesy of the…
Christmas donations sought for Oakland’s Chinatown kids
When Oakland police Officer Stanley Mock died in a 2007 motorcycle accident, nowhere was the mourning deeper than…
East Bay man descended from figure of Thanksgiving lore
Here’s a Turkey Day treat for you, and it’s all true. As we’ve all been taught, the Pilgrims…