Esam Musleh, 37, died Saturday trying to save his 1-year-old daughter from an arson blaze at the family’s Oakland, California, home, authorities say. Screengrab from KPIX video When a fire broke out in his home just after midnight Saturday, 37-year-old Esam Musleh died trying to save his 1-year-old daughter from […]
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Two Oakland nonprofits burned. New homeless camp policy didn’t help
OAKLAND — After being forced into a year-long hiatus by the pandemic, the Junior Center of Art and Science finally was ready to welcome kids back for in-person camps this summer. Now, those much-anticipated plans are on hold after a fire severely damaged the Junior Center building in Lake Merritt’s […]
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Sliver Pizzeria’s Uptown Oakland location; Ayesha Curry’s new coffee bar
Sliver Pizzeria will open its fourth location in Uptown Oakland. Photo: Sliver Sliver Pizzeria heads Uptown Reader Alan G. sent us a tip that Berkeley-based mini-chain Sliver Pizzeria — known for its changing daily menu of one vegetarian pizza and one salad — has plans for a new location on […]
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Essential workers get emotional at Oakland County mass vaccination
Novi — It was cold outside, the sun had just come up and Debbie Rosenblatt was miles from home, yet the school social worker could not contain her excitement about receiving the COVID-19 vaccine on Saturday. After confirming her appointment with Oakland County health officials at a mass vaccination site inside […]
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Oakland CA company Mighty Buildings prints 3D houses
A newly launched Oakland company is offering 3D-printed homes — ranging from a studio model to a three-bedroom plan — that can be built with 95% fewer labor costs at twice the speed of conventional construction. Mighty Buildings is specifically targeting the prefab cottages to consumers in California, a state […]