Setting Her Sights Higher?
Marilyn Ezzy Ashcraft appears to be preparing a challenge to Mayor Trish Herrera Spencer in the November election.
January 10, 2018
The Right to Read
Alameda County’s Write to Read program has surprising results for incarcerated male teens at Camp Sweeney.
December 27, 2017
Our Backyard: Landlords v. Firefighters
The 2018 election is shaping up as a fight between two of the city’s most influential groups.
December 07, 2017
Not on Board With the Plan
The Alameda City Council’s progressive, pro-growth majority has rejected four of the mayor’s planning board choices this year.
December 04, 2017
A Hotel for The Town
Retailer West Elm is teaming up with Signature Development Group to build a new Uptown hotel that celebrates Oakland’s resurgence.
November 15, 2017
Brad Johnson Turns Iconic Diesel Into East Bay Booksellers
A self-described bookstore evangelistic zealot, an Alamedan convinces booklovers to come together to re-launch an indie bookstore.
November 13, 2017
The Wrong Path?
Paideia helped turn Oakland Tech into the best public high school in the city. But some teachers and parents are worried about the future of the acclaimed humanities program.
November 13, 2017
Alameda’s Poet Laureates Are People Poetic Partners
Alameda names not one but two poet laureates, thinking two bards just may be better than one.
November 06, 2017
Fairy Doors Get Political
Slogans like Black Lives Matter and Everyone Belongs here pop up on the pint-sized doors.
November 01, 2017
A History of Exclusion
How African Americans were blocked from living in most East Bay neighborhoods: an excerpt from the 2017 book "The Color of Law."
October 23, 2017
