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Rapper Tupac Shakur poses for photos backstage after his performance at the Regal Theater in Chicago, Illinois in March 1994. (Photo By Raymond Boyd/Getty Images)

Tupac Shakur Honored with Oakland Street Named After Him

“Let his spirit live on the rest of these years in these streets and in your hearts,” the rapper’s sister shared.
11/04/2023

Revisiting Too $hort’s ‘Get in Where You Fit In’: A 30-Year Perspective

As one of the Oakland native’s best works, "Short Dog” continues his master storytelling about the good, the bad, and the ugly of the hood.
10/26/2023

Tupac To Have Oakland Street Named After Him

The West Coast legend’s legacy continues to live on.
05/17/2023

California Reparations Task Force Set To Vote On Recommendations This Weekend

The group is considering several areas of inequality that has stemmed from systemic racism.
05/05/2023

Oakland Eyes Renaming Street For Too Short

The suggestion came from Oakland’s mayor and a city councilmember.
12/07/2022

Late Rapper Shock G Of Digital Underground To Be Honored By City of Oakland

A hometown son’s life is being celebrated.
08/09/2021
Steph Curry and Ayesha Curry on BET Buzz 2020.
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Steph and Ayesha Curry To Donate Books To Schools In Oakland

Oakland Unified Schools will receive 14,000 books.
12/22/2020

Homeless Mothers Will Be Able To Buy Oakland House After Occupying It When It Was Vacant

California’s governor stepped in and supported the women.
01/21/2020

Oakland Police Asks For Public’s Help In The Disappearance Of Jonathan Bandabaila

The college student was last seen in Oakland in May.
09/20/2019

4-Year-Old Oakland Boy Wakes Up From Coma Weeks After Accidentally Shooting Himself In The Head

Na'vaun Jackson found a gun under a pillow.
04/15/2019

Video From Nia Wilson Demonstration Shows White Alleged Proud Boys Member Get Beaten By Protesters

The group was rumored to be holding a meeting.
07/27/2018