Raiders set to bid farewell to Oakland in game vs. Jaguars this weekend

Recent slumps by both teams have ended all that talk, leaving the farewell to the Coliseum as the only meaningful story line when the Raiders (6-7) host the Jaguars (4-9) on Sunday in their final home game before moving to Las Vegas next season.

Oakland police release identity of woman found shot dead in car

According to police, Madisyn Myshel White-Carrol was shot in the head Tuesday night around 9 p.m. in the area of 98th Avenue and E Street. 

Oakland council member wants to house homeless on cruise ship

The proposal is a way to provide housing to a lot of people quickly, possibly on a cruise ship docked at the port of Oakland.

Oakland Ballet School finds new home as they prepare for 'The Nutcracker'

The dancers at Oakland Ballet School appeared to have a little extra spring in their step while preparing for their upcoming performance of The Nutcracker. The school has found a new home after a year of operating out of borrowed spaces.

Proposal to house homeless on a cruise ship
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Oakland city council member Rebecca Kaplan says a cruise ship could quickly provide housing to roughly 1,000 people

Berkeleyside is expanding to Oakland
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The hyper-local news site, Berkeleyside is expanding thanks to 3 million dollars in grant money from Google

Oakland Mayor Schaaf opposes tax break for large cannabis businesses

Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf says a tax break city council is poised to give large cannabis businesses is a "reckless giveaway."

Blue Bottle Coffee plans to go zero waste by end of 2020

Blue Bottle will start a pilot program in the U.S. where they will discontinue single-use to-go cups in an effort to reduce waste.

Former Oakland Coliseum exec spends without authorization: report

The Bay Area News Group reported on Sunday that Scott Mckibben authorized a $25,000 payment to the son of former state Sen. Don Perata and he did not explain what work Nick Perata did for the Coliseum Authority. 

First female pastor installed at 100-year-old Oakland church

Rev. Dr. Jacqueline Thompson grew up in Oakland, and was raised in a single-parent home where she said her mother laid the foundation that would become her own personal relationship with God.