The nationwide search for Oakland’s next administrator has concluded with the selection of Jestin Johnson, a local government veteran from out of state.
Los Angeles was the only California city to land in the top 10 nationwide.
“I am no longer confident that Chief Armstrong can do the work needed,” said Mayor Sheng Thao.
Around 16% of Americans now report using cannabis. For some, cannabis use is part of a lifestyle. Cannabis-friendliness can even factor into decisions about where to live, work or travel.
Six people were injured Wednesday in a shooting at the King Estates Campus in East Oakland where multiple schools are located. All of the victims are adults.
A war of words broke out between the Hollister Police Department and the Oakland Zoo this week following the death of a mountain lion who was shot after entering a residential neighborhood.
"I am tired of paying high taxes and not getting core services; like public safety. It angers me! I wish you would get angry and say you are mad as hell, and you are not going to take it anymore. Lawlessness in Oakland must stop.”
Two conservative organizations have filed a lawsuit to stop an Oakland ballot measure that would allow noncitizens to vote in school board elections.
