Travel is down at Oakland airport
Despite OAK changing its name to boost business, spiking jet fuel costs and higher ticket prices are dampening travel demand.
Recent news
PUBLIC SAFETY
To deter sex trafficking, Oakland will close streets along International Boulevard
The city will close side streets where officials say soliciting happens. Some advocates worry the problem will simply move elsewhere.
city hall
Betsy Lake confirmed as Oakland’s interim city administrator
Officials approved Mayor Lee’s pick to lead the city in the wake of Jestin Johnson’s resignation over text messages.
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Education equity
Oakland High students wrote a book about medicine and culture. It’s being taught at Samuel Merritt University
The latest volume of “Cross-Cultural Medicine” features essays by Oakland youth about how cultural histories shape healthcare.
roads & transit
BART, AC Transit and Muni are all-in on a November sales tax. Will voters bite?
June saw tax measures fail at the ballot across the Bay Area. Transit advocates are betting that a mass transit tax will be different.
Arts & Community
This week in Oakland: Temescal Street Fair and the ‘Wood Street’ documentary screening at Grand Lake Theater
Other events include Pete Escovedo’s art exhibit, a “House of the Dragon” watch party, a walk of the historic F. M. “Borax” Smith Estate, and test your U.S History trivia at the library.
Sandwich surge: New banh mi, sub, burger and tea room options hit the East Bay
A running list of restaurants that have recently opened in Berkeley, Oakland, Richmond, and beyond.
Features & Guides
Housing & Homelessness
Big banks could get taxed for foreclosing, under Oakland ballot proposal
Some councilmembers say they won’t support Charlene Wang’s plan to expand the real estate transfer tax.
Health & Environment
California historic parks beckon. How to get a free pass
From a Coast Miwok site dating back to 6,000 BC to Jack London’s former cottage in Sonoma County, the pass offers free admission for a year to 33 historic state parks.
Business
A development corporation for downtown? Business leaders appear to be quietly starting one
A developer’s powerful political group and Barbara Lee have discussed launching a vehicle that could invest in beautification projects, parks, and businesses in the city’s core.
About The Oaklandside
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We embedded high schoolers in our newsroom to report on OUSD. Come hear what they found
The Oaklandside’s education reporter Ashley McBride will moderate a conversation May 20 between students and OUSD leaders on academic equity, artificial intelligence, and other big storylines shaping the district.
We’re working with Oakland students to deepen our schools coverage
12 Oakland public high schoolers are getting journalism training, mentorship, and an opportunity to collaborate on reporting through a paid fellowship at our newsroom.
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