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Hutchinson concedes in District 4 Oakland school board race

In the first voting results update since Election Night, candidates challenging three incumbents on the Oakland Unified School District board maintained their leads over the sitting school board directors, in what appears to be a broad rebuke of the status quo in OUSD. Not all the votes have been counted...

Oakland, CA · 22h
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Alameda Post

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Mayor Ashcraft: Be Prepared for El Niño

By now you’ve heard that the dangerous combination of strong El Niño conditions and some of the year’s highest tides are expected this winter, bringing periods of heavy rainfall and strong winds. These conditions are anticipated during the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays, so now is the time to prepare your homes and businesses for potential flooding, power outages, and transportation disruptions.

Alameda, CA · 3d
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SFist

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Friday Morning Constitutional: Oakland's First Fridays Canceled For November

Oakland's First Fridays event has been canceled for tonight, with organizers saying they need to raise more money to hold a safe and sustainable event. The hours after First Fridays gatherings have seen multiple instances of violence in the last year. [KRON4]. A man known as "the Mayor of San...

Oakland, CA · 1d
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Mosswood Duplex Site Could Become 18-Unit Building Near MacArthur BART

A two-story duplex at 425 W MacArthur Boulevard in Oakland could soon be torn down and replaced with a three-story, 18-unit apartment building, according to newly filed permits. The site sits in the Mosswood neighborhood of North Oakland, just one block from Mosswood Community Center and Park. New permits have...

Oakland, CA · 1d
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Josh Rowan, who helped transform Oakland, is out as city transportation head

Just a day after Mayor Barbara Lee held a press conference claiming a reelection mandate, it appears she’s already shaking up City Hall. City of Oakland staff were notified today of major changes in the city’s executive leadership as Josh Rowan, the transportation department director since spring of 2024, was replaced on an interim basis by Megan Wier, the department’s assistant director.

Oakland, CA · 22h

livermorevine.com

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Springtown park opens this weekend

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... The long-awaited Springtown Community Park and Disc Golf Course is set to open on Saturday, featuring playgrounds, a fitness area, a community garden and more. The 6.8-acre park, located at 998 Bluebell Drive, will also have shaded picnic areas, walking and biking paths, a...

Livermore, CA · 2d

SFGate

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Marin Co.: County To Consider Moratorium On Detention Facilities

Plans for federal immigration detention facilities near Gilroy and Dublin have highlighted a gap in Marin County's planning regulations, according to a county announcement issued late Tuesday. Next week, the Marin County Board of Supervisors will consider adopting an approach used by other local governments to enact building regulations that...

Marin County, CA · 3d

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Vallejo Mayor Andrea Sorce Faces Condemnation Resolution

On Tuesday, the Vallejo City Council will take up a “Condemning and disavowing conduct” resolution of Mayor Andrea Sorce. Sorce, who is also a professor at Diablo Valley College in Pleasant Hill, was elected mayor in 2024 with 38.5% of the vote – beating Pippin Dew by 367 votes.

Vallejo, CA · 2d

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Election results: early returns are in for Richmond, El Cerrito, Hercules, Pinole, San Pablo

Just before midnight, the Contra Costa County Elections Office released preliminary results showing Richmond mayoral candidates Claudia Jiménez and Ahmad Anderson in a close race. Jiménez, a Richmond City Council member, was leading with 53% of the vote over Anderson’s 47%. About 20,436 early mail-in and drop-box...

Richmond, CA · 3d

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Eight Years After Approval, Oakland's Coolidge Avenue Homes Still Aren't Built

Eight years after Oakland approved the Dimond District project, the four homes proposed for 3559-3589 Coolidge Avenue remain unbuilt. New filings, including a zoning worksheet, appeared in late October 2026. San Francisco YIMBY reported that the new applications revisit much of the process as the project seeks to advance. The...

Oakland, CA · 1d

Oakland North

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Demystifying plug-in solar devices, which are now legal and can save Oaklanders money

Ever since he was a kid, Ansel Troy wanted to know how things work. He wanted to understand his house, his plumbing, his electricity. Around the time talks for legalizing plug-in solar systems in California were being finalized this September, he started experimenting with portable solar panels and documenting the journey on his Instagram and Facebook channel @tinyoakland.

Oakland, CA · 1d

Silicon Valley

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New Costco opens to thousands of shoppers in Vallejo

Parking spots were harder to find than a first-ever Superman comic. The line outside seemed to go on longer than the “Freebird” guitar solo. And with all the shopping carts coming at you from different directions, it felt like Pac-Man in a real-life video game. But for all...

Vallejo, CA · 18h

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Port of Oakland’s publicly owned utility delivers power cheaper than investor-owned utilities

On November 3rd, the Port of Oakland announced that 84% of the electricity delivered by its publicly owned utility, Port Public Power, to Port tenants and facilities came from renewable and zero-carbon sources in 2025. “Every year, more of the Port runs on electricity, and our job is to make...

Oakland, CA · 2d

Contra Costa Herald

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Six Contra Costa County schools among California’s best in 2027 U.S. News Rankings

PLEASANT HILL, Calif.— According to U.S. News & World Report, six Contra Costa County elementary and middle schools are among the top-ranked schools in California in its 2027 Best K-8 Schools rankings. Wagner Ranch Elementary School in the Orinda Union School District (OUSD) ranked No. 36 among California elementary...

Contra Costa County, CA · 4d

SFGate

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Contra Costa Co.: Measure X School Bond For Brentwood, Oakley Likely To Fail

In East Contra Costa County, a bond measure intended to repair and improve aging high schools appears to have failed in early results from Tuesday's election. Measure X for Liberty Union High School District, which includes high schools in both Brentwood and Oakley, would have authorized $165 million in bonds, raising $11.3 million each year to fix things like roofs, plumbing and asbestos -- while covering other facility upgrades.

Contra Costa County, CA · 4d

San Francisco Chronicle

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Oakland Coliseum operator will lay off 1,600 employees. A new owner says they’ll be hired back

The group that has operated the Oakland Coliseum and Oakland Arena since 2012 is laying off all of its employees at the two venues, affecting 1,600 workers, according to a notice filed Tuesday.

Oakland, CA · 4d

Courthouse News Service

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Prosecution’s star witness in bribery trial of former Oakland mayor testifies about payouts, threats

OAKLAND, Calif. (CN) — The prosecution’s star witness continued his testimony Thursday in a high-profile criminal trial claiming a former Oakland mayor and three others paid and accepted bribes in exchange for lucrative government contracts. Mario Juarez, a businessman and controversial figure in Oakland politics and real estate,...

Oakland, CA · 1d

Silicon Valley

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Financing helps launch development of apartment complex in East Oakland

OAKLAND — A development of more than 100 affordable apartments has gotten underway in East Oakland after a series of real estate deals were completed to enable the financing of the residential project. The 119-unit Residences at Liberation Park apartment complex is being built near the corner of 73rd...

Oakland, CA · 4d

KTVU FOX 2

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Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee sports violet wig for Valkyries championship

Mayor Barbara Lee sports violet wig for Valkyries championship, calling the team a group of "phenomenal women." She hugged MVP Gabby Williams who is "rooted in Oakland."

Oakland, CA · 3d

livermorevine.com

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New railroad depot community room honors late Livermore historian

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... The late city historian Alan Frank spearheaded the restoration of the Livermore Railroad Depot and its 2017 relocation from South L Street to 2500 Railroad Ave. Now, a new meeting room at the depot bears his name. The Rotary Club of Livermore, the Livermore...

Livermore, CA · 3d