Bay Area/ Oakland/ Community & Society
Published on January 08, 2020
Top Oakland news: Assemblymember launches state Green New Deal; data shows crime uptick in '19; morePhoto: Sonny Abesamis/Flickr

Read on for the most recent top news you may have missed in Oakland.

Assemblymember Bonta launches California Green New Deal

Assemblymember Rob Bonta (D-Oakland) Monday unveiled details of the California Green New Deal Act (AB 1839) that will boldly address the impacts of climate change and issues of equity throughout the state.

Read the full story on Eastcountytoday.net.

Oakland sees 7% increase in violent crime for 2019

Oakland city leaders met Monday to discuss crime data from last year, which shows an uptick in violent activity in the city.

Read the full story on KTVU Fox 2.

4 arrested as police serve arrest warrants across city

Police did not release many details of the raids but said they covered areas from the central part of the city into East Oakland. The four people arrested are all suspected of robbery.

Read the full story on East Bay Times.

Anger over affordable housing crisis disrupts press conference in Oakland

At Oakland City Hall Tuesday, what was supposed to be a press conference about SB 50 to build more housing quickly devolved into chanting and a shouting match over affordability that drowned out the message.

Read the full story on ABC Bay Area, KGO.

'A real tragedy': New tech offices will replace Oakland's Pride Parade headquarters

When the building on 2121 Franklin St. in Oakland was sold in order to be converted into shared tech offices, it not only meant the end of an era for one of Oakland's last LGBTQ+ bars, but also the sudden eviction of Oakland Pride's headquarters.

Read the full story on SFGATE.


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