Oakland’s Rapid Tempo line lost millions in cap-and-trade dollars
Six years after its launch, AC Transit’s controversial TEMPO rapid-transit bus has become a critical part of Oakland’s…
Family of young mother killed in hit-and-run still seeking answers three weeks later
The family of Maribel Pablo Matias, the 24-year-old Stockton resident who was run over by a driver on…
Marvin Boomer’s partner argues teen accused in crash should remain in jail pretrial
A sense of anguish pervaded the Wiley C. Manuel Courthouse in downtown Oakland this morning as Nina Woodruff,…
Cameras caught half a million speeders in 6 months. Many aren’t from Oakland
Oakland’s pilot speed-ticket cameras are already making a difference by dramatically lowering speeds on most of the roads…
Potholes are the worst. Learn how to report them
If you’ve noticed potholes on Oakland streets that have stubbornly grown bigger without getting fixed, you can add…
Trailer trucks on I-580? Lifting the ban would open the floodgates on it, study finds
If the state removes a ban on heavy trucking on the I-580 freeway, which crosses Oakland below the…
Family of man killed in Oakland police ‘ghost chase’ will get $17M settlement
More than four years after one of the most violent collisions in Oakland’s epidemic of traffic violence left…
Crappy roads and sidewalks have cost Oakland $55 million
The city has been paying for generations of neglect. That’s the conclusion The Oaklandside has reached after reviewing…
Weigh in on road improvements along Grand and Fruitvale avenues, and more
The Metropolitan Transportation Commission is far less visible than, say, the City Council, but it plays a substantial…
BART, AC Transit and Muni are all-in on a November sales tax. Will voters bite?
BART has said it would have to close stations and eliminate weekend service. AC Transit has said whole…
2 dead in Fruitvale crash; OPD officer and suspected driver in hospital
Around 11:15 a.m. yesterday, a man driving a large stolen van, with two passengers inside, collided with an…
Oakland speed cameras: 82,000 fines in 40 days
The data is in. Oakland’s new speeding camera program began ticketing on March 15, and the cameras have…