SF News Occupy Oakland Descends Upon Frank Ogawa Plaza Following the work of Occupy Wall Street and Occupy SF, hundreds of protesters angry about the disparity between the rich and the poor convened at Frank Ogawa Plaza in Oakland on Monday. The
SF News I-580 Shut Down in Oakland as Police Search for Shooting Suspect Details are few, but the westbound portion of I-580 was completely shut down by the CHP at 2:45 this afternoon as police are searching for a suspect in an attempted robbery and
SF News Feds Don't Condone Oakland Pot Dispensary, But Want $2.5M in Back Taxes The largest of the medical marijuana operations in Oakland one of the largest in the world, and the largest on the West Coast, in fact is Harborside Health Center, which posted $22 million
SF News Oakland's Fox Theater Is So Pretty Because It Went $58 Million Over Budget Oakland City Auditor Courtney Ruby has been in an ongoing battle with the Oakland City Council and city staff because she insists they didn't do a good enough job monitoring and scrutinizing cost
Arts & Entertainment 'Moneyball' Premiere Pics with Brad Pitt, Philip Seymour Hoffman, et al. In a startling twist, Oakland played host to both glitz and glamour Monday night when it screened the premiere of Brad Pitt's latest flick, Moneyball. It's all about A's general manager Billy Beane.
SF News Scene from 'Moneyball' Press Junket with Brad Pitt Why, look! It's Brad Pitt. As we mentioned earlier today, Pitt and his special lady friend, Angelina Jolie, are in Oakland today to attend the premiere of the former's latest cinematic effort, Moneyball.
Arts & Entertainment Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie in Oakland Tonight Benjamin Button and Salt will jack up your Monday commute in Oakland tonight. And we couldn't be happier. (Glitz! Glamour! Celebrities! A-list celebrities! Chiseled bone structure!) See, Brad Pitt's latest cinematic effort, Moneyball
SF News Bomb Threat Investigated at Oakland International A note threatening to blow up an Alaskan Airlines plane heading from Seattle to the Bay Area was removed form the tarmac at Oakland this morning. Passengers were checked and re-screened, and no
SF News Quote Du Jour: Tupac And The Oakland Police Department Fifteen years ago today, Tupac Shakur was shot and killed in Las Vegas. His murder remains steeped in questions and controversy. However, while the Oakland artist was alive, he tossed off the following
Arts & Entertainment Drunk Break Dancing Comes To Oakland Rords of the Froor, a Seattle-based dance-battle event that requires all participants to do a shot before performing one-minute routines, came to Oakland for the first time on Sunday, at the New Parish.
SF News Two Bodies Found In Suspicious Fire In Oakland The bodies of two as-yet-unidentified victims were found dead Saturday night/early Sunday on the 3100 block of Coolidge Avenue in Oakland, in burning second-floor apartment above an acupuncture clinic. Investigators are now
SF News Was Oakland 3-Year-Old Carlos Nava Killed Because of the State's Penchant for Plea Bargaining? You may have heard that California's prisons are quite crowded. Well, now some folks are sounding alarm bells around last week's slaying of Carlos Nava, the three-year-old who was tragically shot in East
Arts & Entertainment Just Announced: Dave Chappelle at Yoshi's Oakland This Sunday Comedian Dave Chappelle just announced that he will perform two shows at Yoshi's Oakland on Sunday, August 14. Tickets for this show are available only through Eventbrite, and "ticket buyers who are dining
SF News Oakland Musician Allegedly Gay Bashed Speaking of hate crimes, local musician Brontez alleges that he was gay bashed last night while leaving Club Paradiso (2272 Telegraph) in Oakland. Via his Facebook page, he writes: Got gay bashed last
SF News In an Especially Deadly Year, Oakland Rehires 24 Laid Off Cops In the budget passed on June 30, the City of Oakland managed to find funding to rehire 24 of the 80 police officers it laid off last year. More officers have also been
SF News Oakland Man Shot While Helping Homeless Dies Paris Powell, the Oakland man shot just after midnight on Tuesday while trying to deliver a fish dinner to a homeless man with whom he'd formed a relationship, died late last night. He
Arts & Entertainment Tori Amos Announces Tour; Coming to Oakland in December Oh, Tori. She is coming. The wounded yet talented orchid petal sprayed with cayenne pepper will croon for her rabid fans in Oakland later this year. Her North American tour was just announced,
SF News San Francisco and Oakland (?) Both Rank in List of Top 10 Walkable Cities An annual ranking by this site called WalkScore, which provides detailed, neighborhood-by-neighborhood scores of various cities based on their walkability and access to public transit, has put San Francisco as the second most
Arts & Entertainment Contest Asks Participants Why They Choose to Live in Oakland A photo/video contest called "Why I Choose Oakland" will award the grand prize winners two round-trip tickets and lodging if they can deftly and cleverly captured why they choose to live in
SF News A's to Host M.C. Hammer Bobblehead Night Huh. It looks like the Oakland A's do in fact have one thing going for them that the Giants don't: M.C. Hammer bobbleeheads. The A's will be the first MLB team ever
SF News Oakland Library Safe For Time Being Thanks to a huge outcry from the Oakland community, its libraries and many other invaluable public services have been saved for the time being. If you recall, the Oakland City Council was looking
SF News Pet Python Lost in Oakland Sweet Jesus, somebody lost their pet python in Oakland, and put up this frightening "lost snake" sign to warn neighbors. The ball python, described as "4 feet long, black & brown, will be
SF News Falcon Shooter Sought by Game Wardens State game wardens are offering $1,000 for any information leading to the arrest of the person(s) who shot and injured two peregrine falcons in Oakland. Both protected under the California endangered
SF News East Bay Youth Group Help Police Sex-Shame Prostitute Customers The East Bay Asian Youth Center started a new program this week to stop sex workers from doing business in their neighborhood. According to KTVU, "Neighbors along International Boulevard in Oakland have long
Arts & Entertainment Monday, 6/20: 14-Hour Save Oakland Library Read-In Like many cities, Oakland is currently faced with a major budget crisis, and many community organizations are at risk, including Oakland Public Library. Under one of Mayor Quan's three proposed scenarios, the library
