Bay Area/ Oakland/ Community & Society
Published on November 20, 2019
Top Oakland news: New food hall coming to Jack London; homeless moms occupy vacant home; morePhoto: Tony Webster/Flickr

Here's the most recent top news you may have missed in Oakland.

Homeless moms occupy vacant Bay Area property

Moms for Housing 'reclaim' West Oakland home.

Read the full story on NBC LA.

Oakland Zoo: Child, not grizzly bears, cracked glass window

A child, not the grizzly bears, cracked a glass viewing window at the Oakland Zoo’s bear exhibit, and officials say there’s no need to fear the bears will get out.

Read the full story on KRON 4 News.

Police: Man took girlfriend to Nevada desert, suffocated her

John Matthew Chapman, 39, of Oakland, is charged with kidnapping, obstruction and criminal use of a communication facility in the disappearance of Jaime Rae Feden, who was last seen by loved ones Sept. 15 in Bethel Park, Pennsylvania, where the 33-year-old lives.

Read the full story on Boston 25 News.

Flight Deck, Oakland’s only black box theater, to close in March

Anna Shneiderman of Flight Deck and Ragged Wing Ensemble believes the nonprofit arts system is broken beyond repair.

Read the full story on KQED.

Massive new food hall, Oakland Assembly, coming to Jack London Square

Preeti Mistry, Reem Assil and Matt Horn lead the list of Bay Area chef-purveyors going into the 40,000 square foot destination from the developer behind San Jose’s San Pedro Square.

Read the full story on Mercury News.


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