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Patch.comBERKELEY, CA —Police have released a sketch of a man suspected of stabbing someone Friday in North Berkeley, and are seeking the public’s help in locating him, police said. The suspect is described as a white man, 35 to 45 years old, 5 feet 10 inches … and more …read more From:: Berkeley Ca. News […]

Toward A True Cultural Economic Development Program In Oakland Cultural Economic Development will save Oakland and stem the impact of rampant gentrification that has damaged the City to its social core. But what is “Cultural Economic Development”? It’s defined as a clear intent to focus economic development programs on the growth of artistic and cultural […]

Since 1968, Oakland has been the beneficiary of something called “tax increment financing” or TIF. TIF happens when the city or county or district permitted by state law uses property tax revenues from a designated area and collected in a cummulative way, to float bond issues to finance improvements in that designated area. The use […]

East Bay TimesThey also said “big soda” would use the “bait and switch” on Oakland voters to fight soda tax measures in other cities. Oakland, Berkeley, San Francisco and Albany are among the first in the nation to pass such a tax, a growing trend in progressive and …Oakland to Use Soda Tax ‘Bait-and-Switch’ to […]

San Francisco ChronicleSteve Wilson (right) lights a candle in memorial for Dominic Newton, 37, at the site of the incident near 94th Avenue and MacArthur Boulevard, Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2015, in Oakland, Calif. Newton was a Bay Area rapper known by his stage name “The Jacka … …read more From:: East Oakland News By Google […]

San Bernardino looks to hire a crime intervention managerSan Bernardino County SunSAN BERNARDINO >> The crime intervention program Ceasefire is ready to hire its leader, after the City Council approved the job description for a community intervention program manager. The position will report to the city manager and assistant city … …read more From:: Oakland […]

Patch.comBERKELEY, CA —A man was stabbed in North Berkeley on Friday night in an apparently unprovoked attack but is expected to survive his injuries, police said. The man was walking close to his home in the 800 block of San Diego Road, which is near John … and more …read more From:: Berkeley Ca. News […]

ESPNALAMEDA, Calif. — Oakland Raiders first-round pick Gareon Conley, who has been accused of sexual assault, met with Cleveland police Monday and gave a DNA sample along with a voluntary statement. Conley said Thursday night after the Raiders made …Raiders Draft Grades: What The Experts Are SayingJust Blog Baby (blog)Lawyer for Raiders pick Gareon Conley […]