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Evacuation - The Oaklandside
WEBEvacuation Order: This means to evacuate immediately. Don’t take precious seconds to gather belongings or ready your home. Follow instructions to leave the area. “In a fast-moving wildfire situation, you may only have a few minutes to get out.
A new fund to help Oakland Chinatown businesses survive and thrive
WEBJun 22, 2020 · The Oakland Chinatown Chamber of Commerce unveiled The Oakland Chinatown Recovery and Resiliency Fund last week. About $40,000 had been raised as of last Thursday, mainly thanks to individual donations from community members according to Jessica Chen, the Chinatown Chamber’s executive director. The Hella Heart Oakland …
Oakland’s psychedelic mushroom church makes a cautious return
WEBJun 10, 2022 · Instead, said Hodges, the officers, aided by personnel from Oakland Fire Department, insisted on breaking into the church’s safe boxes with the help of rescue tools. After hours of work, they succeeded in tearing open two of them, seizing $5,000 in cash and $200,000 worth of cannabis and mushrooms. Hodges was let go with a fine and a warning.
Homeless? Unhoused? Word choice matters when reporting on …
WEBNov 10, 2020 · “This is just my living situation, not my mental state,” says Tiara D. Swearington, who identifies as an “urban camper.” Credit: Natalie Orenstein There are also times when we prioritize accessibility and clarity.
Oakland caps rent increases at 3% - The Oaklandside
WEBJun 1, 2022 · Property owners have been able to raise rents by the CPI each year, usually somewhere between 1-3%. The highest rate that Oakland has seen since that formula took effect was 3.6% in 2003. This year, however, soaring inflation rates resulted in a CPI of 6.7%, set to go into effect July 1. The revelation stunned many renters and prompted …
A quick guide to the Alameda County District Attorney election
WEBApr 5, 2022 · Alameda County voters are being asked to do a rare thing in June: elect a new District Attorney. Nancy O’Malley, the current DA, is retiring and the upcoming election is the first time in decades that an incumbent DA, or a person appointed by a retiring DA, is not running for reelection.
How the Oakland Roots built a team for a ‘fiercely proud’ city
WEBJun 28, 2022 · The Oakland Roots soccer club was born, in earnest, in the summer of 2016, when Edreece Arghandiwal, a marketing director and entrepreneurial creative type who’d worked on projects for brands such as Apple and set designer Susan Linss, met Benno Nagel, a veteran soccer player and coach who’d previously worked for clubs in Croatia …
What we know about the FBI’s search of Oakland ... - The …
WEBJun 20, 2024 · FBI agents carried out four raids today in Oakland. They searched Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao’s home as well as the homes of David and Andy Duong. The Duong family owns California Waste Solutions, which has a multi-million dollar contract with the city for curbside recycling services. FBI agents were also busy searching California Waste ...
Listen: Remembering the 1991 Oakland-Berkeley Firestorm - The …
WEBThirty years ago, on Oct. 19, 1991, a grass fire ignited near the Oakland-Berkeley border. By the morning of Oct. 20, it had erupted into a firestorm that quickly spread through the East Bay Hills, becoming one of the most destructive fires in U.S. history. It destroyed over 3,500 homes, forced the evacuation of about 10,000 people, and took ...
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