Oakland
Oakland May Stop Cannabis Testing Its Employees
Bay Area Updates, Oakland By Keith Burbank, Bay City News The Oakland City Council’s Public Safety Committee voted unanimously Tuesday on an ordinance to end the testing of city employees for off-the-job cannabis use considering the crisis the city is facing recruiting and retaining employees, Vice Mayor Rebecca Kaplan’s office said. The Public Safety Committee’s vote more...
Oakland Museum Partially Closed Due to Damage from October’s Big Storm
Bay Area Updates, Oakland, What's Closed / What's Open The Oakland Museum of California (OMCA) has temporarily shut down its special exhibition hosted in the Great Hall gallery due to damage sustained from the big storm in October. OMCA says… “Due to extraordinary weather conditions on Sunday, October 24, OMCA experienced some water damage to our campus. Leaking occurred from the more...
Oakland’s New “Tiny Home Village” Opens at Lake Merritt
Brand New, Causes, Getting Help, Housing, Oakland By Keith Burbank Bay City News OAKLAND (BCN) Sixty-five homeless people will soon have warm, temporary shelter from winter rain and cold thanks to a new, tiny home village in Oakland, city officials said Monday. Lakeview Village at Second Avenue and East 12th Street will begin housing people early this month and a more...
Oakland Zoo Rescues Injured Pelican from Lake Merritt
Getting Help, Oakland Thanks to the Oakland”me Zoo for rescuing an injured pelican from Lake Merritt. Locals noticed an injured pelican at the lake, and staff from the Oakland Zoo were able to capture the pelican and bring her back to their veterinary hospital. The pelican, which they named Merritt, had a large fishhook more...
Oakland-Set “Blindspotting” TV Show Gets 2nd Season
Bay Area Favorites, Bay Area Updates, Oakland Starz’ Blindspotting, the spinoff sequel of the acclaimed movie, has just been greenlit for a second season. The show is set in West Oakland and was partially filmed in The Town as well. The series picks up six months after the events of the film. East Bay-born Daveed Diggs and Rafael Casal more...
Chabot Space & Science Center Reopens Nov. 12
Brand New, Oakland, Reopening Chabot Space & Science Center reopens November 12 with new renovations, experiences, and guidelines to ensure a fun and safe visit. From new artwork to new artifacts, there’s something new for everyone at the Center. Reopening Weekend Celebration November 12-14 We’re kicking off Chabot’s reopening with a three-day Center-wide celebration. This exciting weekend features more...
OMCA’s New Free Outdoor Lunch Performance Series Kicks Off Oct. 16
Brand New, Museums / Cultural Institutions, Oakland The Oakland Museum of California (OMCA) today announces a new, free program series open to the public this October through December. After reopening its campus in June following 15 months of closure, this series will be the Museum’s first in-person program, and its first public program held in the newly more...
Oakland Waterfront Hotel to Become Affordable Housing
Bay Area Updates, East Bay, Housing, Oakland, Support the Bay Z Hotel, located in Oakland’s Jack London Square, is slated to be converted into affordable housing. Thanks to Mercury News and The Registry SF for sharing the news that Riaz Capital will be transforming the hotel into micro studios designed for workplace professionals who earn between $50,000 and $120,000 a year more...
Steph Curry Converts Bus to Serve Oakland Families
Brand New, Getting Help, Oakland By Keith Burbank, Bay City News A bus for books, food and play launched in Oakland courtesy of Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry and his wife Ayesha Curry, their foundation announced Wednesday. The Eat. Learn. Play. Bus aims to provide nutritious meals, groceries, books and more to Oakland children and families more...
Oakland Hosts CA’s First Ever Legal “Sesh”
Fairs & Festivals, Get Out: Events, Oakland Harborside & Smoakland present Market Daze 2021 feat. Hiero and Friends. California’s 1st Legal Sesh Market Daze, is a cannabis marketplace for legally licensed brands like Korova, Smoakland, Sublime, and many more! Come out to chop it up with some of your favorite cannabis brands and retailers like Harborside, Blunts + more...
John Waters’ “Halloween Meltdown” Music Fest in Oakland (Oct. 16-17)
Brand New, Fairs & Festivals, Festival Updates, Oakland, Reopening Get your costumes ready for Halloween Meltdown, an outdoor music festival hosted by John Waters, live in the flesh, at Mosswood Park in Oakland, October 16-17, 2021. You’ll have a ghoulishly good time with live sets by Osees, The Gories, Seth Bogart, The Mummies and many more. Plus, there will be more...
Oakland Zoo’s Pop-Up Vaccine Clinic & Free Zoo Admission
Oakland, Vaccines Receive your free COVID-19 vaccine 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 value). You may use your pass the day of your shot, or at a more...
Oakland Mandates Covid-19 Vaccine for City Employees
Bay Area Updates, Oakland, Vaccines To provide a safe and healthy workplace for City employees and their families, protect the public we serve, and reduce the risk of community transmission—and in alignment with public health guidance—today City Administrator Ed Reiskin released a draft Mandatory Vaccination Policy to the City’s union labor partners for their review and comment. Under more...
Oakland Postpones 2021 Chinatown Street Fest
Bay Area Updates, Festival Updates, Oakland Sadly, the Oakland Chinatown StreetFest has been postponed. We look forward to when we can announce the festival’s return. Out of an abundance of caution due to rising COVID cases, the Oakland Chinatown Chamber of Commerce has made the difficult decision to postpone this year’s Oakland Chinatown 33rd StreetFest originally scheduled more...
Oakland Launches “Paint The Town” Street Mural Program
Artsy Fartsy, Brand New, Murals, Oakland By Keith Burbank, Bay City News Oakland has formally launched its street mural program Paint the Town, which allows residents to paint murals on city streets, city officials said Tuesday. The aim of the program is to bring people together, promote racial justice and beautify the city. Oakland’s Department of Transportation is more...
