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The Empty Storefronts Of Downtown Oakland

March 28, 2024 3:51 pmMarch 29, 2024 6:13 am

Visiting Downtown Oakland can be a sobering experience. At some points it is full of life, with shopkeepers stepping out for a moment to enjoy the day or customers coming in for the lunch rush. But walk a block away,...

RFK Jr. Chooses Tech Lawyer Nicol Shanahan As Running Mate For President In Oakland

March 27, 2024 2:30 amMarch 27, 2024 2:31 am

During a rally in Oakland on Tuesday, Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. selected Oakland native and tech lawyer Nicole Shanahan as his running mate for the 2024 election. Who Kennedy would select as a running mate had drawn...

Seven Of Top Ten Most Expensive Cities In US Are In California

March 12, 2024 2:30 amMarch 12, 2024 2:31 am

Financial tech company Smart Asset just released a new study of the most expensive cities in the United States to live in comfortably, with seven of the top ten located in California. Previous studies have shown a similarly high number...

Recall Effort Against Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao Gains Traction

January 30, 2024 2:35 amJanuary 30, 2024 2:36 am

The recall effort against Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao continued to grow this week despite continuing insistence from the Mayor’s office that the recall effort won’t work. The recall effort officially began on January 7th when recall organizers submitted 250 signatures...

Rampant Bay Area Restaurant Shut Downs: Now it’s Oakland In N-Out Closing

January 22, 2024 7:36 pmJanuary 23, 2024 8:09 am

In N-Out Burger announced on Monday that the last remaining franchise location in Oakland is now set to close because of heightened crime , becoming a landmark closure as the number of restaurant closures continues to grow in the Bay...

MLB Team Owners Unanimously Approve Oakland A’s’ Relocation To Las Vegas

November 16, 2023 11:47 amNovember 16, 2023 11:47 am

All 30 Major League Baseball (MLB) team owners voted for the relocation of the Oakland Athletics to Las Vegas on Thursday, paving the way for the team to leave in the next few years. Since the early 2000’s, the Oakland...

WeWork Announces Closures Of 14 Office Sites In California

November 8, 2023 11:58 amNovember 8, 2023 11:58 am

Following their bankruptcy announcement earlier this week, co-working space company WeWork announced a mass closure of almost 70 prominent offices across the United States on Tuesday, with California to have 14 locations to close soon mostly in the Bay Area...