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| May 14, 2026 | Taylor Swift, lawsuits and quirky exemptions: How empty homes tax works in other cities | Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
On June 2, San Diego could join a group of cities in the U.S., Canada and abroad that tax second homes or properties that are unoccupied for most of the year.
San Diego’s “non-primary home” tax, as... |
| Mar 29, 2026 | Federal Agencies Under Fire: Enforcement Scrutiny, Airport Paralysis Grip Nation | Federal operations face intense scrutiny. Minneapolis witnessed a fatal shooting. Immigration agents were involved. Allegations of excessive force emerged. This sparked potential class-action lawsuits. Nationwide airports suffered severe di... |
| Mar 26, 2026 | A Minneapolis woman recounts death of Alex Pretti as lawyers eye a class action lawsuit | Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
By STEVE KARNOWSKI
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A Minneapolis woman who confronted federal immigration officers alongside Alex Pretti in January was among a group of potential litigants who spoke out Thursda... |
| Sep 3, 2025 | Healing vs. Harassment: The OPD’s Misguided Pursuit of the Ritual Church | Share
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In the heart of the Bay Area, a paradox unfolds in Alameda County and Oakland: while serious murder charges are increasingly dismissed, taxpayer dollars are being carelessly spent on misguided investigations ag... |
| Aug 17, 2025 | Tech-Infused Entrepreneurship: Oakland’s Small Biz in the Age of Digital | Share
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You’ve watched Oakland’s makers and dreamers plug code into craft, turning corner coffee shops into QR-powered storefronts. Sensors track stock, live streams pull in distant fans, and even the classic barbersho... |
| May 13, 2025 | Young Voices Rising: The Future of Democracy in America | In the heart of America, a revolution is brewing. Young voices are stepping into the spotlight, demanding to be heard. They are not just spectators; they are players in the game of democracy. The recent surge in youth engagement is a beacon... |
| May 12, 2025 | In Pittsburgh, candidates face their future voters, part of a national effort to engage the young | A Pew Research Center analysis found that voters under the age of 30 made up 15% of voters in the 2020 election and 27% of nonvoters, a slight improvement in both categories over 2016, when that demographic was 13% of all voters and 33% of ... |
| Jan 8, 2025 | Hafid Alrowhani: A Case Study in Legal Exploitation in Oakland and Alameda County | Share
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In today’s complex social landscape, the intersection of race, immigration, and the law can often lead to situations where the truth becomes a casualty in the pursuit of personal agendas. One such case that has... |
| Nov 8, 2024 | State extends law enforcement surge in Oakland | According to the California Department of Justice’s most recent verified data, unlike most communities in California, crime spiked considerably in Alameda County last year. Alameda County had the highest homicide, violent crime, and propert... |
| Jul 27, 2024 | This Week In Techdirt History: July 21st – 27th | Five Years Ago
This week in 2019, we looked at how the FTC’s settlement with YouTube pissed everyone off and how its settlement with Facebook got everything backwards. Oakland was on its way to becoming the third city to ban facial recognit... |
| Jul 18, 2024 |
Raleigh, Nashville top list of millennial homebuyer hot spots: SmartAsset | Millennials are once again the largest group of homebuyers in the country. In some metro areas, they are buying homes at rates up to 13 times higher than other areas.
A report released this week by personal finance website SmartAsset analyz... |
| May 22, 2024 | San Francisco ranks in top 10 for best parks in country | figcaption>span]:font-sans">
San Francisco has one of the country's best park systems among other major cities, new data shows.
Why it matters: Parks and green spaces foster community-building and hold "tremendous potential ... |
| May 15, 2024 | Signature Resolution Welcomes Hon. Keri G. Katz (Ret.) to Panel of Neutrals | Signature Resolution
Judge Katz brings over 37 years of extensive experience in a wide range of civil matters
LOS ANGELES, May 15, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Signature Resolution, a leader in alternative dispute resolution, is pleased to an... |
| May 3, 2024 | Hyundai Motor Spearheads U.S. Zero-Emission Freight Transportation with NorCAL ZERO Project Launch | Hyundai Motor celebrates the official launch of the NorCAL ZERO Project to bring zero-emission freight transportation to the San Francisco Bay Area and California's Central Valley
Hyundai Motor teams up with public and private partners to d... |
| Apr 10, 2024 | California looks to target serial retail theft with new legislation | California legislators are partnering with the state Department of Justice on a new legislative package that seeks to crack down on retail theft.
Why it matters: San Francisco and Oakland together ranked second on the list of areas most aff... |
| Apr 8, 2024 | San Francisco Bay Area’s clean transit score | The San Francisco Bay Area is among the top metro areas limiting transportation's impact on greenhouse gas emissions, according to a recent report.
Why it matters: Transportation is the biggest driver of greenhouse gas emissions nationwide ... |
| Mar 2, 2024 | Governor Newsom Announces 10-Point Action Plan to Improve Oakland’s Streets | WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW: Governor Newsom today released Caltrans’ 10-Point Action Plan which outlines a comprehensive strategy to support the City of Oakland in improving street safety and beautification. The plan highlights efforts to instal... |
| Feb 8, 2024 | Governor Newsom and Attorney General Bonta Deploy State Attorneys to Boost Criminal Prosecutions in Oakland and the East Bay | Lawyers from the California National Guard and California Department of Justice Deployed to Support Crime Prosecution in Oakland and Alameda County
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW: Governor Newsom and Attorney General Bonta are launching a new partne... |
| May 24, 2023 | ‘Incalculable loss’: Oakland battles to save last pro sports team | Oakland, United States – When the hall-of-fame sportswriter Frank Deford took a trip to Oakland, California in 1968 he did not seem to hold the hardscrabble city in high regard, but allowed that it at least had sport going for it.
The Raide... |
| Feb 16, 2023 | Ransomware Attack Causes Emergency Declaration in Oakland, California | Trisha Kae Andrada, Tech Times 16 February 2023, 08:02 am
(Photo : Philipp Katzenberger from Unsplash)
As a result of the ransomware attack that knocked the city's IT infrastructure down last week's Wednesday, Feb. 8, Oakland has declared a... |
| Sep 21, 2022 | LIMITED SEATS LEFT – World’s First Cannabis College Celebrates 15th Anniversary with Oakland’s Event of the Decade | OAKLAND, Calif., Sept. 21, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Time is running out to get tickets for the Event of the Decade. Oaksterdam University (OU), the world’s oldest cannabis college, is celebrating its 15th anniversary on September 24th, 2022... |
| Feb 10, 2022 | "Oakland’s Neighbor” Seneca Scott Announces Run for Mayor | Oakland's Neighbor, Seneca Scott announces his run for Mayor There are burned-out cars, and there is trash everywhere. There is massive human suffering, and our neighbors are not just terrified but also ashamed to walk down the streets that... |
| Nov 29, 2021 | In tiny home villages, unhoused Americans find temporary reprieve | Oakland, California – Tim Ybarra, 62, flips through an assembly book for a geodesic dome. It will ultimately become a kitchen, providing one meal a day for residents of Union Point on the Rise, a pilot project where unhoused people in the U... |
| May 18, 2021 | Bulk of Greenhouse Gas Reductions from Transport Sector in California Delivered by Renewable Diesel, Biodiesel | Washington, DC, May 18, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Newly-released data from the California Air Resources Board, shows that low carbon transportation fuels powering internal combustion engines deliver the state’s biggest reduction in transport... |
| Feb 17, 2021 | Civilian Oversight as a Police Accountability Mechanism | Several high-profile police shootings and uses of force in early 2020 renewed discussions about law enforcement accountability and reform. In November 2020, voters in several localities approved municipal and county ballot measures designed... |
| Oct 12, 2020 | New Wine Shop Focuses On Minority, Queer And Female Producers | Jessica and Kori, the co founders of Alkali RyeMaria del Rio |
| Sep 15, 2020 | Gentrification doesn't have to force minority residents out of their homes. Activists say there are 3 ways to protect communities. | Members of Community Movement Builders in Atlanta, Georgia, an organization that fights gentrification. Courtesy Kamau Frankin
Insider's experts choose the best products and services to help make smart decisions with your money (here’s how)... |
| Jun 29, 2020 | Legal Cannabis Is Almost Entirely White. Here’s How To Buy Weed From Black And Brown People (And Why It Matters) | Like democracy, marijuana legalization is an ongoing social experiment. And like empowering citizens with rights to assemble, vote, and try to self-govern, ending the practice of imprisoning people for buying, selling, and cultivating canna... |
| May 12, 2020 | In A Pandemic, Transportation Ushers In A New Age Of Agile Experimentation | COVID is pushing cities to quickly plan everything from pop-up bike lanes, temporary parklets, and transit recovery services to keep residents safe and moving. |
| Sep 2, 2017 | After Harvey, ignore the climate debate and focus on building better, more efficient cities | As Tropical Storm Harvey made its second landfall near the border of Louisiana and Texas this week, New Orleans marked the 12-year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina.
In the intervening years since those storms, the nation has been continuall... |
| MLB says Oakland A’s can explore new markets, but it’s not clear where they’d go | Major League Baseball said the franchise could start to explore options to seek a new home as city officials contemplate a new stadium on an Oakland waterfront property.
But it could be playing a game of liar’s dice with the city, which is ... |
