Oakland

Oakland Zoo Gives Away Free Vaccinations and Free Family Passes at Sunday Clinic
The Oakland Zoo is not only giving you the chance to take care of that vaccination this weekend, but they’ll throw in a fat family entry pass with parking for your trouble. The pop-up clinic on Sunday at the zoo’s Zimmerman Auditorium is administering first doses to all eligible teens

How Hula Hooping Resets Body, Mind, and Soul
Hi and welcome to the BAS Weekend Wellness Column! My name is Erynne Elkins and I’m a Well-Being Advocate and Certified Breathwork Facilitator. Every Friday I’ll share a holistic wellness modality available here in the Bay Area. Cheers to good health! How Going Round in Circles Pays Off This just

Happy Pride Month! The Pink Torch Makes Its Journey to Twin Peaks
Pride Month is officially here! The city will be lit up with the iconic Twin Peaks Pink Triangle Tuesday night, marking the first day of Pride Month. The symbolic torch is making its way from Oakland to San Francisco with a meandering series of celebrations and the torch-bearing procession that

Too Little Has Changed in the Year Since George Floyd’s Murder
May 25 will forever be marked by the murder of George Floyd, but the tragedy left a mark on this nation much deeper and consequential than any one day can contain. As people around the country, and the world, watched the video and witnessed Floyd’s excruciating last breaths, we were

Update: A Second Victim Has Died After Oakland Bus Shooting
One person died at the scene and multiple others aboard a large passenger bus were injured in a shooting on Interstate Highway 580 in Oakland early Tuesday morning, according to the California Highway Patrol. A second victim was reported dead later in the afternoon. When officers arrived at the scene

During COVID, These Oakland Teens Made a Film About Diversity and Empathy
By Sarah Givens Open any newsource these days and the reminders of human intolerance are everywhere. From George Floyd to the rise of Asian American hate, it’s rather soul crushing, really. But there are also signs of hope out there, like a group of Oakland teens who are now finishing

MLB Tells A’s To Keep Their Options Open…Outside of Oakland
Major League Baseball has moved into a more aggressive phase in the push for a new Oakland A’s stadium: threatening to pull the team from Oakland. Knowing full well what a threat of that kind would do to fragile hearts of Oakland sports fans, who have already lost the Raiders

The Uptown Bar Is For Sale On Craigslist
This website is often cruising Craiglsist in search of Folsom Street Fair Missed Connections, obviously stolen items, or perhaps some COVID-vaccinated breast milk. But this weekend we found something for sale we did not expect to see — The Uptown bar in Oakland is for sale on Craigslist, in a