Oakland’s midday briefing: the Thao trial, pending wage-settlement and housing decisions, tonight’s school-facilities review, transit changes, gasoline prices and local business and culture.
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Monday evening Oakland: downtown shooting investigation, Tuesday committee proposals, housing and streets investments, AC Transit hearings, a new Grocery Outlet and local Black filmmaking.
Oakland Sunday: a week-in-review and 11 Oakland and regional stories, including coastal flooding, OUSD funding questions, the Roots finale, the Valkyries Finals, and more.
Oakland’s Thursday briefing: AIMS and Aspire charter approvals, transit-tax poll, parks maintenance accountability, Oakland film incentive, Fleet Week and community culture.
Oakland’s Oct. 7 morning briefing: State of the City and labor tensions, a 45-day data-center moratorium, housing deadlines, continued heat, Lincoln Square demolition, Chinatown business news, Oakland Style, and more.
Oakland’s Oct. 6 midday briefing: emergency-response reform, city labor tensions, a data-center moratorium vote, homelessness emergency renewal, charter hearings, heat and air quality, Kaiser nurse wages, Children’s Fairyland funding, and more.
