For most people, the pandemic shutdown ended years ago, but in Oakland, it officially ended on Monday.
After several delays, the city of Oakland finally set June 2 as the deadline for city employees working remotely to return to the office. The mandate is supposed to help improve city operations while bringing life back to the downtown area, but it got off to a slow start.
Oakland City Center is a food venue across the street from City Hall. Jennifer Gemmel, a State worker, eats there nearly every day…