Oakland

Teachers, parents, students and school staff headed to the picket lines Friday for the seventh day of the Oakland Education Association’s strike against the Oakland Unified School District as both sides remained far apart on key issues,…

As the Oakland school teachers’ strike enters its second week, the walkout has reached a point of irrationality, and the damage to the children continues to mount. This is what happens when union activists sit on both sides of the…

The Oakland teachers strike continued Thursday after a more contentious turn the day before, as allegations of misleading figures, canceled board meetings and a doubling-down against the “common good” proposals left the labor battle perhaps…

Not that you should need a reason to pick up garbage, but if you did, here is one: On June 3, if you collect enough trash from your neighborhood to fill a bag, a shop in Oakland will not only take it off your hands, they’ll give you free,…

Still deadlocked on negotiations related to pay and proposed “common good” measures, the Oakland Education Association prepared to enter its second week on the picket lines, and planned to rally outside a now-canceled board meeting as its…

In 2019, Oakland teachers went on strike for well-deserved higher pay, and every family I knew supported their strike. Kids, including mine, joined them in the picket line. In 2022, the Oakland Education Association staged a strike to…

Day four of the Oakland teachers’ strike began like the past three — by 7:30 a.m. teachers had packed the picket lines at schools across the city. But Skyline High seniors Nailah Karigaca and Kereina Chung have settled into a different…

The Oakland Unified School District and Oakland Education Association, which represents teachers and staff, did not reach a bargaining agreement over the weekend, pushing a strike affecting 34,000 students into its third day Monday. The…

OAKLAND, Calif. — The Roman Catholic Bishop of Oakland announced Monday that the Diocese of Oakland has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in light of about 330 lawsuits alleging child sexual abuse under a recent California statute that…

Oakland teachers are expected to strike again on Monday – the third day of walkouts affecting 34,000 children across the city. “Please prepare for the strike to continue Monday,” the teachers’ union, the Oakland Education Association,…