In the Glenview neighborhood, some residents are getting irritated lately by incessant drumming that seems to come from Dimond Park. “I work from home and don’t really want to hear it ALL the time,” says Becky Hobbs..
A reader was unclear on the concept of shutter ridges, so I thought I’d try to show it as well as tell it. Look closely at this excerpt from the Oakland geologic map covering Lake Temescal.
Current and former members of the Oakland police department, relatives and friends are mourning the death of popular and respected Lt. Derrick Norfleet, who fatally shot himself Wednesday morning at his Vallejo home in what authorities said was a suicide.
If you want to appreciate art, you might think to go to a museum or walk through neighborhoods to find public art. But you probably wouldn’t think to go to the Oakland airport. And I probably wouldn’t have thought about it much either, except that last Thursday I was stuck at the airport for eight hours. I had a few options: I could freak out at the airline employees (which many others did), I could hang out at the bars drinking Bloody Marys (which I did), or I could wander around the airport somewhat aimlessly (which I ultimately did).
I’m a pretty pro-tree guy, but the amount of energy that is put into saving small amounts of trees in one urban corner of the Bay Area sometimes baffles me. There are, of course, the treesitters squatting in Oak trees next to the UC Berkeley football stadium, whose long struggle seems to be near its end. Here in Oakland, efforts to stop the chopping down of trees as part of the redesign of the park around Lake Merritt might have lasted just as long if the city had not jumped at the first opportunity to cut down the trees. Now we have the fight to save trees along the East Ridge trail in Redwood Regional Park. I was just up there the other day and saw notices seeking support for protecting some of the trees, and Wednesday’s Oakland Tribune had a long, prominent article on the subject.
An attorney who represents Oakland police officers is working to find out who leaked medical information about a police trainee, and said Wednesday that he plans to take legal action against the city over what happened.
A man died after being shot numerous times early today in East Oakland, police said. The shooting occurred shortly after 1 a.m. near Canon Avenue and MacArthur Boulevard.
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One man killed in East Oakland shooting, second man shot on freeway, Oakland Tribune
2 shot to death in separate attacks in Oakland, San Francisco Chronicle
Oakland City Councilwoman Desley Brooks has sued The Chronicle and columnist Chip Johnson, saying she was defamed by a piece reporting that she was suspected in 2006 of receiving kickbacks for hiring a city employee.
An Oakland police officer shot at a parolee who pointed a gun at officers trying to arrest him Wednesday, investigators said….Wednesday’s shooting happened about 6:30 a.m. in the 2700 block of Alvingroom Court in East Oakland.
The head of Your Black Muslim Bakery and an associate pleaded no contest to charges Wednesday stemming from vandalism incidents at two West Oakland liquor stores in 2005.
The I-Team has uncovered new complaints about who is being let into the Oakland Police Academy and whether they’re the best candidates for the job.
A sewage leak into Lake Merritt that was first noticed Saturday night has been stopped and was mostly cleaned up by Tuesday afternoon, city officials said.
With August on the way, it’s no wonder market tables are loaded down with nightshades and stone fruits, plus a few lingering blueberries ($5 per basket) from Alpine Blue Farms.
Today, Beasley, 69, has been given another honor: He is one of seven American artists — and the only from California — to display work in the Beijing Olympic Sculpture Park for the 2008 Olympic Games.
A neighborhood in West Oakland can breathe easier after tests for dangerous levels of hazardous compounds in the air came back negative, according to federal environmental officials.
When Dr. Bob Scott and Lamont Nickens set out on their first trip to Zimbabwe in 1999, their plan was to shop for the beautiful Shona sculptures they had come to love.
They fell in love with the southern African nation. So much so that they made a return trip nine months later. In that short time, a number of the artists and other people they had met had died of AIDS-related illnesses. One night, Nickens and Scott saw a news program about the Mother of Peace Orphanage, which was caring for scores of children orphaned or abandoned as a result of AIDS sweeping through southern Africa.
Regular visitors to Redwood Regional Park’s East Ridge Trail in the Oakland hills have circulated a petition and plan to protest what they’re calling a “logging” effort as fire officials and arborists remove numerous trees for a long-planned fire break along a portion of the trail.
A Fruitvale district restaurant was the target of a robbery Monday night, and police are trying to determine if it’s connected to two other robberies since Saturday.
Three suspects entered Taqueria El Farolito at 3646 International Blvd. about 10:30 p.m. and robbed three employees, police said.
What if you could spend your days with little doggies? Karin Cornwall really can answer this best, as the owner/operator of Little Paws’ Big Adventures - Safe Walks For Small Dogs!
Recently, I noticed that Karin organized a special gathering at Joaquin Miller Park’s dog run. I thought there must be something really interesting, not to mention fun, about this small-dog life.
Did you know that these iconic fish began their humble journey in the Oakland Hills? I didn’t either, even though the rainbow trout are honored as California Historical Landmark No. 970 - Rainbow Trout Species Identified..
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