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A warehouse on Poplar Street where two businessmen were illegally operating a transfer station. Photo by Scott Morris.
January 15, 2019

Oakland’s professional polluters

A pair of West Oakland businessmen have been dodging city regulators and prosecutors for years as they reap the rewards of illegal trash disposal and dumping.

Civil rights fellows Callie Wilson and Amanda Mangaser Savage outside Oakland City Hall. Photo by Lisa Vortman.
October 8, 2018

A new fight for civil rights in Oakland

The Public Rights Project is bringing two recent Yale Law School grads to bolster Oakland’s capacity for civil rights litigation.

A still from the video shows Oakland police officers trying to pull Demouria Hogg from the car after he's been shot.
September 17, 2018

After 3 years, Oakland police release body-camera video of Demouria Hogg shooting

After Three Years, Oakland Police Release Body-Camera Video of Demouria Hogg Shooting

Scooters in a trash can in downtown Oakland. Photo by Scott Morris.
September 12, 2018

Scooters arrive in Oakland, like it or not

Residents have been zipping down city streets on the battery-powered two wheelers, even as San Francisco temporarily shut them down.

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September 11, 2018

Former Tribune Tower owner settles fraud case

Tom Henderson agreed to pay more than $1.4 million but could still lose his house or face criminal charges.

June 9, 2018

Warriors win, Oakland celebrates

The Golden State Warriors won their second straight NBA championship tonight, and their third in four years. A watch party in downtown Oakland tonight…

Trash on Wood Street in West Oakland. Photo by Scott Morris.
June 6, 2018

311 comes to Oakland

The city finally added the widely adopted phone number for municipal complaints. But with rampant illegal dumping, Oakland’s complaint-driven approach has been criticized.

The interior of the Miller Avenue library. National Park Service photo.
May 7, 2018

Oakland loses a part of its history

Neglected by the city for decades, the historic Miller Avenue library that first opened in 1918 was destroyed in a fire on Feb. 28 and is now gone forever.

Kristin Matteson is worried about toxic water leaking onto her property from 1919 Market St. Photo by Scott Morris.
April 18, 2018

Neighbor sues owner of demolished arts space, alleging toxic runoff

Developer Danny Haber’s project to rebuild a red-tagged live-work warehouse has been stalled by environmental review and could be delayed further.

Steve Bearman
April 11, 2018

No accountability for Interchange Counseling Institute founder Steve Bearman

Before Bearman was sued by six women for alleged sexual assault, a state licensing board failed to investigate reports of his misconduct.

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