
Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf, a former aide to Jerry Brown, is facing strong criticism over her handling of riots in Oakland this week. Because Oakland police allegedly delayed calling for help until roughly 15 minutes after a protest turned violent, Oakland’s Auto Row took a terrible beating on Friday night, with scores of vehicles’ windows smashed as well as the windows of banks and stores
by William Bigelow3 May 2015, 11:14 AM PST0

Following in the Bay area tradition of Occupy, social justice, and union operative campaigns led by leftist community organizers, hundreds of protestors flooded the streets of Oakland on May Day eve, echoing rioters in Baltimore with progressively violent and destructive actions.
by Michelle Moons2 May 2015, 1:53 PM PST0

Anarchists are generally known for their rejection of authority and capitalism. Their views were prominently displayed through the Occupy protests of 2011-2. Yet at the 20th annual Bay Area Anarchist Book Fair in Oakland last weekend, there was plenty of capitalism taking place, the San Francisco Chronicle noted.
by Adelle Nazarian27 Apr 2015, 3:11 PM PST0

What are the worst three cities for renters in America? Surprise. Manhattan does not make the cut. According to Forbes, they are San Francisco, Oakland and San Jose–based on price-per-listing, market availability, median income and comparing the price of a mortgage versus that of renting.
by Adelle Nazarian22 Apr 2015, 1:27 PM PST0

Seattle Seahawks running back Marshawn Lynch, 28, who was fined $100,000 last November for his continual refusal to speak to the media, had plenty to say at a hip-hop concert in his hometown of Oakland earlier this year, telling attendees
by William Bigelow22 Feb 2015, 11:00 AM PST0

Following months of violent protests and occupation, Oakland is finally making a comeback.
by Adelle Nazarian16 Feb 2015, 12:53 PM PST0

There was no shortage of “black lives matter” protests this past weekend as activists in Oakland and Berkeley sought to link their cause to the life of late civil rights activist Martin Luther King, Jr. Close to 150 #BlackLivesMatter protesters took
by Adelle Nazarian19 Jan 2015, 11:41 AM PST0

Friday in honor of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., protesters holding signs reading “Third World for Black Power” and “Global Resistance Against Police Violence,” chained themselves together and blocked the entrance to the Ronald V. Dellums Federal Building in downtown Oakland.
by Robert Wilde18 Jan 2015, 4:00 AM PST0

#BlackLivesMatter protesters caused major traffic jams for commuters in Boston on Thursday by attaching themselves to 1200-lb. barrels on a major freeway and earning themselves the title “#Douchebarrels” on social media. In San Francisco, #BARTFriday protesters who blocked commuters from getting to work the following morning earned themselves the same title while causing a cacophony of irritating noises, using spoons, that immobilized the working masses for a while.
by Adelle Nazarian16 Jan 2015, 4:46 PM PST0

Facebook briefly shut down a page dedicated to informing activists planning a Friday protest for charges to be dropped against the arrest of 14 activists who chained themselves to trains and shut down the West Oakland BART station last November. The page was restored a few hours later.
by Adelle Nazarian16 Jan 2015, 7:52 AM PST0

California Governor Jerry Brown spoke for the first time Friday about the police brutality protests that have consumed the Bay Area and cities across the country in recent weeks.
by Daniel Nussbaum10 Jan 2015, 1:48 PM PST0

Last November, protesters now known as the “Black Friday 14” were charged with criminal offenses and assessed fines totaling $70,000 for actions including chaining themselves to BART trains in West Oakland–offenses for which other “Black Lives Matter” activist groups are
by Michelle Moons5 Jan 2015, 4:00 AM PST0

Occupy veterans in Oakland, California, craving greater establishment and a place to breed the ideologies of their movement, are considering the purchase of a Mediterranean-inspired commercial building in a highly coveted section of their city.
by Michelle Moons3 Jan 2015, 12:55 PM PST0

Protesters plan to ring in the New Year in San Francisco, Los Angeles and Pasadena, California as #BlackLivesMatter and Occupy movement activists have laid out a busy night, as well as demonstrations on New Years’ Day at Pasadena’s annual Tournament of Roses parade.
by Michelle Moons31 Dec 2014, 5:36 PM PST0

The Oakland Police Officers Association has joined police unions in San Francisco and San Jose in condemning recent violence in anti-police protests across the Bay Area and the nation, singling out “politicians and media pundits” for their “vilification of front-line public servants.”
by Joel B. Pollak26 Dec 2014, 12:29 AM PST0

Many Oakland police officers wrote Thanksgiving off as a total loss and will likely need to do the same this Christmas because of protesters who are relentlessly demonstrating their fury over the deaths of black men at the hands of police.
by Adelle Nazarian23 Dec 2014, 3:12 PM PST0

A sign along Interstate 580 in Oakland honoring four police officers who were killed in the line of duty was taken down and defaced with a large red “X” on Friday. Oakland police are searching for those responsible for the
by Daniel Nussbaum21 Dec 2014, 10:41 PM PST0