Oakland
A city in Alameda County, California — population 424,891 as of 2020.
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September 11Pinole’s Ristorante Due Rose announces final days, Sweet Potatoes Up Beet Cafe shuts down and more closures
Pinole’s Ristorante Due Rose announces final days, Sweet Potatoes Up Beet Cafe shuts down and more closures A running list of restaurants that have recently closed in Berkeley, Oakland, Richmond, and beyond.
Local Business
Oakland Post (Post News Group)
September 10BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — The American Cancer Society recommends that African American men speak with their doctor at age 45 about whether prostate cancer screening is right for them. Men at even higher risk should have that discussion at age 40, especially those with one or more…
GeneralRichmondside
September 9A Richmond resident’s week-long saga in ICE detention When Sergio Chapparo, a Berkeley restaurant manager, was detained at the Oakland Airport, friends, family and coworkers rallied to track him down and fight for his release.
GeneralRichmondside
September 9San Pablo’s Silver Ocean shutters, and more August East Bay restaurant closures Long-running Oakland restaurants The Coffee Mill, Home of Chicken and Waffles and Pagarung Thai Cuisine also closed.
Local Business
East Bay Express
September 8Kimberley Davidson has lived in Oakland her whole life and remembers when she could spend all day and all night downtown. She says you still “can-ish” but that it’s harder, and one has to know exactly where to go. “I’m scared for downtown sometimes,” she said. She dons a glossy…
Real Estate & DevelopmentEast Bay Express
September 8Most people’s awareness of battle rap starts and stops with the film 8 Mile, which is both a testament to Eminem’s cultural cachet and a shame for battle rap at large. Things have come a long way since 2002 when mainstream culture got to root for B Rabbit as he chanted “fuck the…
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Oakland by the numbers
- Area
- 55.96 sq mi (144.94 km²), 22.07 sq mi water
- Median age
- 37.9
- Households
- 176,584
- Persons per household
- 2.5
- Median household income
- $101,600
- Median house value
- $929,900
- Office
- MAYOR
- Address
- 1 FRANK H OGAWA PLZ, OAKLAND, CA 94612