Leadfoot Oakland Drivers Face Sunday Mailbox Shock As Speed Cams Start Ticketing
Oakland’s grace period is over. After 60 days of warnings, the city’s new speed cameras start spitting out real tickets tomorrow, targeting drivers clocked at 11 mph or more over the posted limit. The cameras, which went live in mid-January along 18 of Oakland’s most dangerous corridors, are part of a five-year pilot...
‘No Kings Day’ march and other upcoming resistance events around Oakland
For the first No Kings marches in June 2025, an estimated 4 million people showed up at more than 800 protests. Last October, No Kings tallied more than 7 million protesters at 2,700 separate events in all 50 states. This anti-authoritarian movement continues to grow, with another national day of...
The Bay Area’s ‘city of trees’ is cutting down hundreds of historic eucalyptuses
After decades of fighting, this Bay Area city is cutting down hundreds of historic trees. Here’s why it’s happening.
Health officials urge measles vaccination following resurgence of cases
The California Department of Public Health is urging everyone who qualifies to get an updated measles vaccine following a a resurgence of cases across the nation and globe. Vaccination rates for measles have been steadily dropping both nationally and worldwide, which health officials point to as a reason more cases...
Beachgoers May Want to Steer Clear of Teen ‘Beach Takeover’ Parties Happening in Alameda
Two unsanctioned beach parties attracting hundreds of teens are scheduled to take place in Alameda, and while they’re reportedly part of a regular tradition involving activities like water balloon and water gun fights, police warn that past events have resulted in “dangerous consequences.”. The Alameda Police...
💰 Measure AA: $12 Parcel Tax for Bay Restoration
Voters across the San Francisco Bay Area—including Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Solano, Sonoma, and San Francisco counties—will decide on Measure AA. If approved by two-thirds of voters, it would add a $12 annual parcel tax on each taxable property from July 1, 2017, through June 30,...
DUI checkpoint in Oakland on March 26
The Oakland Police Department will hold a DUI checkpoint on March 26, 2026, from 6:00 PM to 3:00 AM at an undisclosed location in Oakland. The checkpoint aims to find and stop impaired drivers to keep roads safe.
Oakland leaders address mass shooting, public safety challenges at town hall
Community members and city leaders gathered Thursday night at Taylor Memorial Methodist Church for a public safety town hall, days after a deadly mass shooting in downtown Oakland left two people dead and five others injured.
85-year-old arrested in East Bay stabbing that killed woman, injured man
Rogelio Barajas Martinez of Bay Point was booked into the Martinez Detention Facility on one count of murder in the attack, which investigators say was domestic related.
$175 million project to reroute traffic between Oakland and Alameda begins
A $175 million plan to overhaul traffic between Alameda and Oakland would redirect thousands of cars away from Chinatown streets long plagued by pedestrian deaths, congestion and poor air quality. A procession of cars streamed through the Webster tunnel on Monday, surrounding Chinese Garden Park in Oakland like a...
