Updated 4:59 PM PDT — October 30, 2026
TODAY'S NEWS
PUBLIC SAFETY / GOVERNANCE
Updated | 1. Mario Juarez takes the stand in Oakland corruption trial —...
Tuesday’s Oakland briefing: the tentative firefighters agreement, dog-safety investigation, corruption-trial testimony, ballot deadline, school and housing proposals, shoreline weather, BART work and new arts and community reporting.
Monday’s Oakland briefing: a Santa Rita Jail custody-death follow-up, the Eastmont protest, Tuesday deadlines and meetings, the $30 wage proposal’s council date, school hearings, the I-80 reopening and the Valkyries’ Game 6 time change.
Sunday’s Oakland briefing: a look back at the week, Highland Hospital, voting access, housing and wildlife, weather, BART and freeway travel, business funding, and Community Pulse.
Friday mid-afternoon: decades-low homicides and shootings, an Axis tenants’ lawsuit, weather and transit updates, plans for the former New Parish, and Community Pulse.
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.
Updated 11:37 AM PDT — October 14, 2026TODAY'S NEWSA. PUBLIC SAFETY / GOVERNANCENew | 1. Police investigate attempted kidnappings near Lake Merritt — KTVU...
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.
