Oakland Tech students, 'The Apollos,' behind MLK Day as state holiday

This little-known story was highlighted in a school play written and directed by current members of the Oakland Tech class of 2020, who interviewed some of the original Apollos and created an original script.

"Moms 4 Housing" group to buy Oakland home they illegally occupied

Four mothers and their children who lived illegally in a West Oakland home say they plan to buy the house for a yet-to-be announced price.

Two women killed in separate Oakland hit-and-runs over MLK weekend

Both deaths remains under investigation and anyone with information should call the Oakland Police Department Traffic Investigation Unit at (510) 777-8570.

Homeless activists build 'Right to Exist' tiny homes in Oakland over MLK weekend

“We intend to continue to build emergency temporary shelters for our people living curbside as long as this affordability crisis and the homeless state of emergency it created exists,” Needa Bee said.

Rep. Barbara Lee on impeachment, Iran, and the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
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Rep. Barbara Lee (D-Oakland) spoke to Mornings on 2 about the latest in the impeachment trial, her views on extended military action in Iraq, tensions with Iran, and how Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s message applies today.

Women's marches around the Bay Area draw thousands

Nationwide, hundreds of marches are set to take place, as part of a movement to harness the political power of women.

Oakland's first alcohol-free bar opens tonight
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From 7 a.m. to 4 p.m., Black Spring serves coffee, tea and vegan pastries. Then after 4 pm., Bizzy's Dry Bar takes over.

The number of Bay Area evictions decline, but ramifications 'catastrophic'

While the number of evictions has been declining in the last several years from the peak of the 2008 financial crisis, housing advocates say the problem is actually getting worse because the displaced residents can’t find anywhere to go.

Oakland councilwoman: City should buy properties at auctions to address housing crisis

"Numerous people have been subjected to predatory foreclosures and wrongful evictions, leading to displacement and thousands of people living on our streets." -- Rebecca Kaplan

Billionaire candidate Bloomberg rides BART to Oakland, meets with Mayor Schaaf

The 14th richest person in the world took BART on Friday, heading from San Francisco to Oakland where he met with Mayor Libby Schaaf outside Beauty’s Bagel Shop on Franklin Street.

Spirit Airlines nonstop flights to Fort Lauderdale to start in April

The flights between Oakland and Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport start on April 1, joining Spirit's existing Oakland flights to Chicago, Detroit, Houston, Las Vegas and Los Angeles, airport officials said.