Oakland has new mini soccer fields thanks to a native’s dream
OAKLAND, Calif. – As soccer excitement builds across the Bay Area ahead of this summer’s World Cup matches,…
A celebration for Alysa Liu; Roots and Falcons season openers
In 2024, before she became the No. 1 overall pick in the inaugural Women’s Pro Baseball League draft;…
Oakland’s most influential lobbyists
Look behind most major city decisions in Oakland and you’ll probably find a lobbyist. Like any big city,…
Hella Oakland: Marshawn Lynch champions Alysa Liu to win gold. And she does
The Brief Marshawn Lynch challenged Alyssa Liu to bring home gold. She did, bringing home the first women’s…
Harbor Bay Training Facility To Be Base Camp for Australian National Team
Australia’s national men’s soccer team, the Socceroos, will make the Oakland Roots and Soul Soccer Club training facility…
Rapper E-40 joining Oakland Roots, Oakland Soul soccer ownership
Multiplatinum rap star Earl “E-40” Stevens is taking one of his many monikers, “The Ambassador of the Bay,”…
Oakland Roots are 1 of 2 finalists in running to redevelop Howard Terminal
After years of playing home matches at the Coliseum, the Oakland Roots may soon have a new location…
Young rising Oakland rap artist among GRAMMY nominee contenders
The Brief Rapper Justin Walton, known as Jwalt, is being considered for two GRAMMY categories. The Oakland native…
Will the Oakland Roots ever find a coach they like?
The most precarious job in Oakland sports belongs to Benny Feilhaber, the coach of the Roots soccer club.…
Oakland’s Chinatown mural “Together, We Rise” turns unity into action during United Against Hate Week
[Source] Presented by California vs Hate, a program of the California Civil Rights Department In 2021, a 91-year-old…
Oakland hires former Councilmember Rebecca Kaplan
Rebecca Kaplan has found a new job, and it’s in the same building as her last one. The…
Roots, Las Vegas Lights FC Draw 2-2 in Nevada
The Oakland Roots looked headed for a much needed victory Saturday night, October 11, at Cashman Field in…