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Mayor Barbara Lee portrayed Oakland as a city that's undergoing positive change and prepared to take on challenges during her State of the City address Tuesday before the City Council. "Oakland is on the move," she said, "and we are moving with purpose, with urgency, and we are seeing results." The annual check-up was Lee's first since she took office five months ago. Dozens of guests of Lee and members of the public filled rows of seats at City Hall for the occasion,

President Donald Trump has mentioned both Oakland and San Francisco among potential target cities with crime problems where he would send troops, having already ordered the National Guard in recent months to Los Angeles, Washington, D.C., and Memphis, Tenn., while making formal threats to Chicago and Portland, Oregon. The president has not yet announced any official plans to send the guard to the Bay Area.

If you've recently received a parking ticket in Oakland, you may want to double check the paperwork. That's because drivers are being targeted by a new scam.

Gojira is the No. 1 reason to attend the 2025 Aftershock Festival this weekend at Discovery Park in Sacramento. The French quartet, which ranks on the short list of the greatest metal acts of all time, is absolutely sensational in concert and should pretty easily top Korn, Blink-182 and other big-name acts on the Aftershock bill. Yet, Gojira is only one of the many reasons to attend what is most certainly the best metal/hard-rock festival on the West Coast.

Celebrate United Nation's 80th Anniversary & the 60th Annual Flag Raising at this FREE event - "The light blue Building Our Future Together Where Every Right is Protected, and Peace and Security Belong to Everyone."United Nations flag, with a world map surrounded by olive branches, represents global peace and unity. Enjoy a parade of UN and country flags proudly carried by local Junior ROTC. Delight in music, singing, lion dance and performances by Bay Area multicultural artists.

Oakland Diwali is a festival of lights like no other. Free and family-friendly, Oakland Diwali brings together hundreds people of all ages and ethnic backgrounds from all across the Bay Area. Dynamic dance and music performances, delicious South Asian food, and infectious community vibes have made Oakland Diwali stand out as a not-to-miss celebration. This year, Oakland Diwali is going to be bigger than ever, bringing you the best of South Asian culture with authentic Oakland spice.

A shooting in Oakland's Fruitvale neighborhood Saturday night left a man severely wounded, according to police. The shooting occurred just before 7 p.m. Saturday evening in the 1700 block of Fruitvale Avenue, police officers stated. The man who was wounded was transported to a local hospital and was reported to be in grave condition, according to Oakland police. The shooting occurred after the man became involved in a confrontation with a group of men.

Skyline High School in the Oakland hills was placed on lockdown Friday morning after a report that a student brought a gun onto the campus, authorities said. Initial reports were that a student had been detained but no gun had been recovered as of 9 a.m., authorities said. Police received a 911 call about 8 a.m. from someone reporting a male student had brought a gun onto the campus, which is at 12250 Skyline Blvd.

This LGBTQ+-welcoming venue is the creation of nationally recognized, award-winning owners Richard Fuentes and Sean Sullivan. They previously ran The Port Bar, which was also very popular and located next to the Paramount Theatre. A landlord dispute led to its closure last year. But FLUID510, located in the heart of Oakland at 1544 Broadway not far from City Hall and City Center, remains an East Bay destination that serves up tasty food and drinks, and holds stand-up comedy nights, trivia brunches, and other events.

This is why Oaklandside 510 matters. We're reaching people who want to be more informed about Oakland but can't always fit traditional news into their lives. Now they're listening while commuting, while walking, while doing dishes - and actually engaging with local journalism. We want to keep Oaklandside 510 going. To put out weekly episodes for another six months, we need to raise $15,000.

OAKLAND - A person was in critical but stable condition after being assaulted Thursday near Lake Merritt in Oakland, police said. The incident happened just after 11:45 a.m. in the area of Alice Street and 19th Street, according to the Oakland Police Department. Officers arrived to find the victim suffering from injuries caused by a blunt object, police said. Paramedics took the victim to an area hospital.

Authorities are investigating a hit-and-run collision involving an AC Transit bus Wednesday afternoon that left multiple hurt in Oakland. A spokesperson from AC Transit said the incident occurred shortly after 12:35 p.m. at 16th Avenue and International Boulevard when the driver of a southbound car collided with one of the agency's busses after driving into a "bus only" lane and attempting an illegal U-turn.

He reportedly told Oakland police that he put a hand on his daughter's waist to usher her out of the home after asking her to leave, and he claimed that she then snatched his cellphone. In an effort to get his phone back, he said, he tackled her to the ground, breaking a table in the process. While this was happening, he said, she was punching and scratching his face, leaving him bloody.

He's ready to turn pro,

These meetings were in violation of California's main sunshine law, the Brown Act, which prohibits discussion or action on proposed legislation - like the encampment policy - by a majority of the council, outside of a public meeting. This provision of the Brown Act is supposed to ensure that no important discussions or decisions impacting the public happen behind closed doors without allowing community members to weigh in.

We'll have natural wine, we'll have wines that have no sulfur added, we'll have chilled reds, you know, all the buzzy' things. But we'll have standards, classics, stalwarts, too, says managing partner Bryan Brick. We'll have a bunch of hazy IPAs, sours and imperial stouts, but we'll also have a great selection of lagers and pilsners, British ales, German beers. We know we can't be everything to everyone, but we like to try!

Paper Bag Plan: Oakland native Anthony Lucero's exceptional follow-up to his indie sweetheart East Side Sushi will likewise melt hearts and sooth aching souls. Lucero's beautiful film is filled with empathy, insight and compassion as functioning alcoholic dad Oscar (Lance Kinsey, giving one of the most graceful performances of the year) seeks ways to make his quick-witted 25-year-old disabled son Billy (Cole Massie, in a phenomenal performance) more self-sufficient due to his own dire health diagnosis.

In this episode, we explain how anchor plates help hold up brick walls; why metal fire escapes are mostly found on older buildings; what impact camouflaging defensive designs has on public spaces; who benefits from those spray-painted markings on city streets, and more. Drawing from stories in the book, we talk about everything from stoplights and crosswalks to speed cushions and easement plaques.

No fans were waiting for the Mexican national soccer team as its players entered the downtown Marriott hotel last Sunday night. No massive swarm was begging for selfies, as usual. In the middle of a wave of anti-immigrant crackdowns by the federal government that has spooked away fans, you could have thought that the team's international friendly at the Oakland Coliseum against Japan, just a year out from the World Cup, was going to be a bust.

But during his June sentencing hearing, Judge Kimberly Colwell called a private sidebar with the prosecuting and defense attorneys, then returned to the bench and announced the deal wouldn't be going through. I cannot agree to this because I don't believe it protects the public safety, Colwell said, according to a transcript of the hearing.

OAKLAND Equipment worth an estimated $4,000 was taken during the burglary of a truck belonging to the Mexican national soccer team, authorities said. The burglary, which happened in a parking lot in the 400 block of Eighth Street, was discovered about 7 a.m. Monday. The truck had been parked in the lot since late Sunday night. The team was staying

OAKLAND A motorcyclist died after colliding with a vehicle Sunday night, authorities said. The collision occurred at about 10:49 p.m. at the intersection of Hegenberger Road and Hamilton Street in east Oakland, according to the Oakland Police Department. Police said that the motorcyclist, traveling southbound on Hegenberger Road, failed to stop at a red light and collided with the passenger side of a Volkswagen Jetta that was driving westbound through a green light on Hamilton Street.

With just weeks to go until its October 4 parade, its funding is gone, according to OBCA Treasurer Wilbert McAlister. He says the expenses to put the show on are piling up fast. "We got a stage coming out here and a canopy, and that's like $2,100. We got porta potties coming out here, that's like $700-$800. We have a lot of expenses, and our insurance is coming up," McAlister said.

Are we alone in the universe? Or could there be other forms of life out there, waiting far away in the vast expanse of space? Hear from researchers, astrobiologists and astronomers on the possibility of extraterrestrial life and distant exoplanets that could sustain it. Show off your best out-of-this-world attire by wearing your best alien-themed costume, engage in hands-on alien crafts then take a trip across the universe in our Planetarium - who knows what could be lurking among the stars?

Hongmei Chen, a 54-year-old single mother, was biking from her job in Oakland to her home in Berkeley on the afternoon of Aug. 17 when she crossed the heavily trafficked intersection at 51st Street and Shattuck Avenue. According to a witness at the scene and a subsequent police report, Chen was hit by a large AAA truck there, leaving her with serious facial injuries.