Oakland Observes Black August with Block Parties, Film Showings, Workshops
By Carla Thomas OAKLAND – A sweeping, multiphase redevelopment of the Oakland Coliseum site led by Ray Bobbitt,…
Who should be on the Mount Rushmore of Oakland sports?
When considering Oakland’s greatest sports figures, so many names come to mind. There are historic giants like baseball’s…
A guide to Oakland’s historic homes
There’s little left of the grand Victorian homes and estates that once lined the streets of Oakland. The…
Fire seriously damages Oakland’s historic Camron-Stanford House
Update, April 4, 5:18 p.m. Oakland Fire Department Battalion Chief Nathan Leal confirmed that the fire was contained…
Piedmont’s first Black home owners were forced out by fraud, new lawsuit alleges
Just over 100 years ago, a prosperous West Oakland family bought a home in Piedmont. The small East…
Henry J. Kaiser Center for the Arts will reopen after shuttering 20 years ago
On Thursday, a crane hoisted two new marquees to the top of one of Oakland’s iconic buildings, the…
Everything that happened in Oakland in 2025
Look, we get it: you’re dying to move on from 2025. Before we turn the page on this…
Author Alex Werth discusses his new book
Author Alex Werth spent four years researching the ways police and lawmakers targeted Black music and culture in…