Oakland
A’s Moves Closer to New $12 Billion Oakland Waterfront Ballpark
Bay Area Updates, Oakland By Keith Burbank, Bay City News The Oakland A’s got one base closer to home in their effort to build a new waterfront stadium in their hometown following a vote by a little-known commission. Members of the San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission voted 23-2 in favor of removing 56 more...
BART Fares Going Up Average of 15¢ Starting July 1, 2022
Bay Area Updates, Oakland, San Francisco, Transportation By Eli Walsh Bay City News Foundation BART’s governing board unanimously approved its budget for the coming fiscal year on Thursday as well as a preliminary budget for the following 2023-2024 fiscal year. The balanced budget includes the use of $313.6 million in federal COVID-19 emergency funding in the 2022-2023 fiscal year more...
Bars Open Until 4am? It Might Happen in SF and Oakland
Bars, Brand New, Oakland, San Francisco Thanks to KRON4 for sharing the news that there’s another attempt to try to allow bars to stay open until 4 a.m. in seven California cities (including San Francisco and Oakland) to try to help bars become more profitable. The legislation, introduced by California State Senator Scott Wiener, would extend open more...
SF & Oakland Set Record Rainfall for June 5
Oakland, Outdoorsy, San Francisco By Tony Hicks, Bay City News Service Sunday’s rainfall set records for June 5 for both downtown San Francisco and at the Oakland Museum, according to the National Weather Service. San Francisco received .23 of an inch, which beat the previous record of 0.15, set in 1934. It also beat the June more...
Former Oakland Army Base May House 1,000 Unhoused Residents
Housing, Oakland By Keith Burbank, Bay City News Roughly 1,000 homeless residents of Oakland may soon be able to find shelter on the city’s former Army base following a resolution approved Tuesday by the City Council. Councilmember Carroll Fife proposed the idea, and the City Council told staff to study it. Staff must more...
BART, Muni, Caltrain, VTA, AC Transit All Drop Mask Rules
Oakland, San Francisco, Transportation, Travel By Eli Walsh Bay City News Foundation California will no longer require masks on public transit and at transit hubs like bus stops and airports following the federal mask mandate for transit being struck down this week. What’s the latest? SF’s Muni including taxis and paratransit (effective 12:01am on 4/21) Caltrain, VTA and more...
Oakland Coliseum Over Run with Feral Cats
Bay Area Updates, East Bay, Oakland By Keith Burbank, Bay City News Feral cats are a maybe too common a sight these days at the Oakland Coliseum property, the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Authority executive director said Tuesday, calling it an invasion. Rats are no longer the problem, said executive director Henry Gardner. “We have been invaded by these more...
Steph & Ayesha Curry to Create 150 “Little Free Libraries” Around Oakland
Brand New, Community, East Bay, Freebies, Oakland Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry and his wife Ayesha announced Wednesday plans to create 150 “Little Town Libraries” around Oakland to encourage neighborhood book sharing and childhood literacy. The initiative is a partnership between Eat. Learn. Play., a nonprofit founded by Stephen and Ayesha Curry, and Little Free Library, a more...
Bathrooms at 19th St. Oakland BART Station Have Reopened
Brand New, Oakland, Reopening, Transportation BART just recently reopened the restrooms at Oakland’s 19th Street Station. On Friday, February 25, 2022, U.S. Representative Barbara Lee helped mark the reopening of the newly remodeled 19th Street/Oakland Station restrooms, a project for which she played a major role in securing funding. Restrooms at 10 of BART’s underground stations have more...
New State Bill May Save Oakland Schools from Closure
Bay Area Updates, East Bay, Oakland, Support the Bay By Keith Burbank, Bay City News School closures in Oakland could be avoided thanks to a bill introduced Wednesday in the state Assembly. Assemblymember Mia Bonta, D-Oakland, introduced Assembly Bill 1912, which doesn’t stop the closure and consolidation plan Oakland school board members voted on Wednesday, but could pave the way more...
Oakland to Close (Or Merge) Nearly a Dozen Schools by 2023
Bay Area Updates, East Bay, Goodbye, Oakland The Oakland Unified School District Board of Education narrowly approved a measure to close or merge nearly a dozen schools during a contentious meeting that began Tuesday night and lasted into the early morning hours Wednesday. The measure is an effort to confront an expected budget deficit and has brought protests more...
Oakland Coliseum Hosts Memorial for NFL Legend John Madden
Goodbye, Oakland A memorial for John Madden, former broadcaster and Super Bowl-winning coach for the Oakland Raiders, has been changed, the family announced Monday. The memorial will be held on Februrary 14, 2022 at 5:30 p.m. at the RingCentral Coliseum in Oakland. An earlier announcement said the memorial was going to be held more...
Free Family Admission to Oakland Zoo at Pop-Up Vaccine Clinic
Bay Area Favorites, Oakland, Vaccines Oakland Zoo is hosting two pop-up COVID vaccination clinics, on February 5 & 26, 2022. Receive your free COVID-19 vaccine/booster at Oakland Zoo’s pop-up clinic and get a free Oakland Zoo Family Pass*, good for a one-day admission for 2 adults and 2 children, plus free parking for one vehicle (a $98 more...
Oakland Moves One Step Closer Toward New A’s Waterfront Ballpark
Bay Area Updates, Oakland By Keith Burbank, Bay City News Following a recommendation by the Oakland Planning Commission on Wednesday evening, the City Council will consider whether to certify an environmental report for a new Oakland A’s ballpark in the city. The City Council likely will consider whether to certify the Final Environmental Impact Report at more...
Oakland Zoo Celebrates 100th Birthday in 2022
Bay Area Favorites, Bay Area Updates, Celebrations, East Bay, Oakland Oakland Zoo is celebrating 100 years this year. 1922 was quite the year. You could buy a brand-new car for about $1,000, automated telephone service just began, the White House installed its first radio, Betty White was born, and five zoos opened worldwide. One of those was the Oakland Zoo. This is the more...
