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Nov 2, 2018
Cashing in on Education
At Anton Jungherr’s home in Hercules, two dachshunds bark bloody murder from the other side of the door....
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Aug 16, 2017
Mapping Oakland’s Fires
Using data from the Oakland Fire Department, the Express has mapped the locations of fires over...
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Aug 15, 2017
Alameda County Sheriff’s Retweet of White Supremacist Press Conference Goes Viral
The Alameda County Sheriff's Twitter feed became the center of controversy late Monday night after a sergeant using the account retweeted a link to...
Aug 9, 2017
Best Young OG: Pendarvis Harshaw
Pendarvis Harshaw, the young OG.
Credits: Portrait by Sam Zide
Some boys dream of becoming a fireman. Or a doctor,...
Jul 26, 2017
Fear and Loathing in (the New) Oakland
In his 1966 debut book, Hell’s Angels, Dr. Hunter S. Thompson referred to Oakland as “a noisy, ugly, mean-spirited place” that’s “a natural environment...
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Jul 25, 2017
String of Homeless Encampment Fires Highlight Dangers to Residents: Firefighters Called to Sites Every...
City of Oakland workers replace a stop light this past Monday, which was damaged during a fire at a homeless encampment at Fifth and...
Jul 6, 2017
Who Will Be There When You Call 911? Our Writer Plunges Into the World...
At some point in your life, you may need to call a 911 ambulance for a serious medical emergency. Hopefully it will arrive quickly...
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Jun 16, 2017
Alameda Renter Advocates Say Landlords Engaging in ‘Disinformation Campaign’ to Repeal Just-Cause Protections
The fight for just-cause protections in Alameda continues as a petition seeks to freeze those protections until November 2018.