Crisis at Sheffield Village Preschool
After Oakland’s Parks and Recreation Department fired both teachers at a small preschool, most parents pulled their kids out. Now the teachers are suing.
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311 Comes to Oakland
The city finally added the widely adopted phone number for municipal complaints. But with rampant illegal dumping, Oakland’s complaint-driven approach has been criticized.
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Building Around BART
After bulldozing neighborhoods early in its history, BART now wants to build communities.
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Has BART Overexpanded?
Over the years, the transit agency has spent huge sums on expanding to the suburbs, and now it’s facing serious financial challenges.
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