A historic survivor, 5311 Golden Gate Ave. in Oakland 's sylvan Upper Rockridge neighborhood has been listed for the first time in over 40 years. The 1940s abode was built for one of Oakland's most popular and influential mayors. Now, with an asking price of $2.995 million and less than three weeks on the market, this home is already pending.
Pour Manners will pop-up at The Punchdown wine bar & bottle shop in Oakland on Friday, November 21st from 4-9pm. Pour Manners is a project of Boi Soth, serving izakaya inspired by the multicultural cuisines of the Bay Area. You can see our latest menu here. A glimpse at Friday's menu: 2-piece kushiyaki skewers: Chicken thigh with frizzled leeks, tare, yuzu kosho and sea salt Cambodian kroeung marinated steak with lemongrass tare, and kaffir lime sea salt Pork belly marinated in a calamansi ponzu topped with garlic chicharon and serrano pepper.
A free community meal for LGBTQIA folks in need of space this holiday season. It's our 4th Annual Friendsgiving, brought to you by BOSS Idea House and Good VBZ It's a community celebration made for LGBTQIA fam and friends. Expect good food, good energy, and plenty of love.
On Wednesday morning, parents of kids attending West Oakland's Hoover Elementary School got a pretty alarming message on an app some use called ParentSquare. "We got confirmation that there is ICE activity in the neighborhood, the message said, according to KTVU. They are on 31st and Market Street knocking on doors. The kids are safe and secure at school. Please do not come to the school. We will alert you when things are quiet in the neighborhood again.
In the first incident, a man identified as a frequently seen transient in the area was seen standing next to the railroad tracks in the area of 37th Avenue and East 9th Street when he was struck and killed by an Amtrak train at around 9:40 am Tuesday. As the Chronicle reports, city workers had been in the area clearing a homeless encampment, but the man who died was not a resident of that encampment. He was, however, reportedly known to stay in encampments nearby.
A man died Tuesday morning after being hit by an Amtrak train while trying to walk or run across train tracks in East Oakland, police said. The collision happened about 9:40 a.m. near the intersection of 37th Avenue and E. 9th Street. Police did not identify the man immediately, pending notification of relatives. According to police, the man may have been fleeing from a dispute he had with somebody else in the area.
WinterFest December 20th - 21st | 10AM-5PM FREE for Members, $24 Adults, $19 Children (2-12) and Seniors (65+) Step into a world of icy planets and faraway galaxies this winter at Chabot! With festive tunes and a variety of interactive activities blending science and seasonal cheer, this is a celebration you won't want to miss!
OAKLAND An office building that once was the Oakland Masonic Center has been taken back by its lender through a speedy foreclosure process that serves as a reminder of lingering weakness in the Bay Area office market. The building, located at 3901 and 3903 Broadway in Oakland, is now owned by an affiliate of MidCap Financial, which provided the property with a loan in 2022 totaling $35.2 million, Alameda County real estate records show.
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Oakland Critical Mass is a monthly group bike ride that takes place every first Friday of the month, which starts at 8 pm at the BikeLink bike lockers at 14th and Broadway, and ends at 23rd and Telegraph where Oakland Art Murmur is underway. Critical Mass is argued to be a political-protest for bikers' rights, but it's also a fun social ride that takes over the streets.
Waste Management of Alameda County is suing Oakland in Alameda County Superior Court over a complex contractual dispute with millions at stake. Oakland has used Waste Management to collect trash for many years. In 2015, the city inked a deal with the company to collect and process trash and compost from residences and businesses. The City Council selected a different firm, California Waste Solutions, to handle recycling.
Kasper's Hot Dogs shut down both of its remaining locations in mid-October, one in Concord and the other on Oakland's MacArthur Boulevard. Started in 1929 in Oakland by Kasper Koojoolian, the brand has now gone from roughly a dozen outposts around the Bay down to zero - though Caspers Hot Dogs, another East Bay chain, is still seemingly doing fine.
