Anger as Oakland residents defend Hamas and deny 7 October attack at council meeting Community voiced overwhelming support for ceasefire resolution The Independent UK · Nov 29, 2023
Photos of new Panthers G Gabe Jackson Gallery: 25 photos of new Panthers G Gabe Jackson USA Today Sports Media Group · Nov 29, 2023
Oakland lands baseball’s B team The independent Oakland B’s (short for Ballers) hope to keep baseball alive in the city long after the major-league A’s move to Las Vegas. Chicago Sun-Times · Nov 28, 2023
Calls for cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war roil city councils from California to Michigan Oakland has become the latest American city to dive into the conflict in the Middle East The Independent UK · Nov 28, 2023
Oakland’s unprecedented triple exodus is a unique sporting tragedy Oakland is an acute victim of a stadium-financing racket that has existed for decades. But the loss of the city’s three pro sports teams over the past decade is a special kind of tragic The Guardian - US · Nov 24, 2023
Davante Adams: support at Allegiant Stadium starting to feel like Raiders’ home field advantage in Oakland Davante Adams: Raiders' home field advantage at Allegiant improving USA Today Sports Media Group · Nov 22, 2023
Kittens Willow and Maple have been rescued – but California’s mountain lions are at risk Zoo says it is caring for the 25th and 26th kittens to end up rescued there, and calls for more wildlife crossings The Guardian - US · Nov 21, 2023
Solar power to the people: California program brings clean energy to Oakland Once only accessible to the well-off, solar power is making inroads to low-income households thanks to federal and state programs The Guardian - US · Nov 18, 2023
Athletics’ move from Oakland to Las Vegas approved by MLB owners The 30 franchise owners voted unanimously in support of the team’s move from California to Nevada. The Independent UK · Nov 17, 2023
Oakland A’s set to move to Vegas after MLB owners approve relocation The Oakland A’s are set to leave their home of 55 years after MLB owners reportedly approved the team’s move to Las Vegas The Guardian - US · Nov 16, 2023
The Oakland Athletics' move to Las Vegas has been approved by MLB owners, AP sources says The Oakland Athletics’ move to Las Vegas was unanimously approved Thursday by Major League Baseball team owners, cementing the sport’s first relocation since 2005, according to two people familiar with the vote The Independent UK · Nov 16, 2023
When will the A’s actually play in Vegas after vote officially means they’re out of Oakland? Now that the A's are officially moving to Vegas, when will they actually play in Sin City? USA Today Sports Media Group · Nov 16, 2023
MLB team owners set to vote Thursday on proposed relocation of Athletics to Las Vegas Major League Baseball owners are set to vote on the proposed relocation of the Oakland Athletics to Las Vegas at the end of their league-wide meeting Thursday The Independent UK · Nov 15, 2023
Jewish protesters and allies stage sit-in at California federal building demanding Gaza cease-fire Hundreds of protesters led by Jewish peace activists calling for a cease fire in Gaza have staged a sit-in inside of the federal building in Oakland, California, leading to multiple arrests The Independent UK · Nov 14, 2023
The Guardian - US · Nov 12, 2023 Catholic dioceses are declaring bankruptcy. Abuse survivors say it’s a ‘way to silence’ them The insolvency of California dioceses has caused some cases be put on hold, even as a $175m cathedral has risen over Oakland
The Independent UK · Nov 9, 2023 Oakland A's fans are sending MLB owners 'Stay In Oakland' boxes as Las Vegas vote nears A devoted group of Bay Area baseball fans are sending “Stay In Oakland” boxes to 15 Major League Baseball team owners, imploring them to vote no on the team's planned relocation to Las Vegas
The Independent UK · Nov 3, 2023 Tupac Shakur has an Oakland street named for him 27 years after his death A stretch of street in Oakland, California, has been renamed for Tupac Shakur
The Guardian - US · Oct 30, 2023 She led the Black Panthers. Now she’s a property developer – for Oakland’s poorest The activist Elaine Brown, former chair of the party, is leading an $80m affordable housing project in West Oakland
Reason · Oct 28, 2023 Inside a 20-Year Effort To Clean Up the Oakland Police Department The Riders Come Out at Night frames it as a hopeful sign that police reform is possible.
The Guardian - US · Oct 17, 2023 ‘Sell it dork’: May attacks Oakland A’s owner in withering retirement speech Relief pitcher Trevor May launched an extraordinary attack on Oakland A’s owner John Fisher during his retirement announcement on Monday
The Times of India · Oct 4, 2023 Steve Cohen’s Mets flop while Orioles win with new breed of Moneyball The 2023 Major League Baseball regular season marks the 20th anniversary of the publication of Moneyball, Michael Lewis’ landmark book on how the Oakland Athletics used statistical analysis to build a winning team on the cheap.
The Guardian - US · Sep 27, 2023 Remembering the Philadelphia ‘Pathetics’, the worst baseball team in history The Oakland A’s are closing in on 110 losses this season. But when the franchise was on the east coast they made defeat an art form
The Conversation · Sep 20, 2023 Americans do talk about peace − just not the same way people do in other countries Americans don’t talk much about peace. But it turns out they care about it a lot – they just don’t talk about it the way people who have experienced war or civil conflict do.
Sports Illustrated · Sep 15, 2023 Marshawn Lynch Spending Time in Amish Country Is Best Thing You’ll See Today It’s a long way from where he grew up in Oakland.
The Independent UK · Sep 11, 2023 Police veteran hailed for reform efforts in Washington, California nominated to be New Orleans chief New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell said Monday that she has chosen Anne Kirkpatrick, a former chief of police in Spokane, Washington, and Oakland, California, to head the New Orleans Police Department