1608 10th Avenue The invisible C. Monohan strikes again. I found several dated Monohan marks in the Bella Vista neighborhood.

photo by Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group Readers, how I've neglected you this week... I blame the impossibly complex nature of California's child...

When the class of 2012 graduates at Oakland's Civicorps Elementary School on June 8, it will be the last time that any of the 150 students currently attending...

You may already know that Lake Merritt isn't a lake, but a tidal slough that various creeks and countless storm drains feed into. What you may not know...

It's a beautiful day for a walk around Chinatown or a picnic by the Lake. Even while basking the sun, downtown never sits still for long: here is a roundup...

Here is the fourth edition of Oakland North's new guessing game, where we take you to an Oakland establishment and have you try to figure out where it...

934 E. 18th Street

If there's a "must read" for people interested in Oakland, it would have to be Oakland: The Story of a City, by Beth Bagwell. In order to fully understand...

Senior citizens from Oakland performed in front of nearly 100 people at Frank H.Ogawa Plaza on Wednesday for the city's 8th annual Older Americans Month...

Bites off Broadway is back, and maybe this time, thanks to a new food truck ordinance in Oakland, it's here to stay for the summer.

1029 E. 18th Street This is cool: unlike earlier Rasmussen marks, which use this same outline, this one includes the letters "CO" next to the date. And...

728 Peralta Street

1820 9th Avenue This hand-drawn mark reads, "J&J General Contrs" with the contractor license number beneath the right side, two phone numbers beneath that,...

9th Avenue at Foothill Boulevard This mark fits between Douglas & Wolfe 1940 and Wolfe 1949. Clearly Douglas left the partnership in one way or another,...

1172 Bayview Avenue

810 E. 23rd Street I have a W. Todd mark from this year, but this one is hand-drawn.

1937 9th Avenue As always, Frank Salamid marks are rarely the same even in the same year. So I keep track.

858 E. 28th Street I love W. M. Sharp marks, but they're always so obscure. The lettering is nice.

Location: Cardinal Point2413 Mariner Square Dr, Alameda, CAWhen:May 24, 2012Time: 7:00 pm-9:00 pmSupervisor Wilma Chan will discuss "The State of Alameda...

Yesterday was Bike to Work Day in the Bay Area, and by all accounts it was a big success, with a record-setting number of Oaklanders riding to work! Check...

Today we celebrate Oakland's past - and its future. From the trendy Art Murmur showcase of contemporary art to a conference on preserving California's...

A transgender woman was shot and killed while sitting in her car in downtown Oakland last weekend, and it's take a few days for local media outlets to...

[Photo: Room 389]EAST BAY - What The Fork, combing Chowhound, makes the unusual discovery of Cameroonian food on Tuesday nights at Oakland bar Room 389...

Location: 555 Ralph Appezzato Memorial Pkwy, Alameda, CA 94501When:April 28, 2012Time: 9:00 amLocal members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day...

Oakland was incorporated as a city on May 4, 1852. The City of Oakland and community groups are celebrating the city's 160th anniversary with a week of...

Wednesday, April 25th, the AC Transit Board of Directors will hold a public hearing toconsider certifying the Final Environmental Impact Report (FEIR)...

On this beautiful day we have nothing but good news for downtown: a new investment and HUB for Oakland, new moves from an important local industry on 4/20,...

Location: 666 Bellevue Ave, Oakland, CA 94610When:May 19, 2012Time: 9:00 am-1:00 pm7th Annual Walk to End PovertySaturday, May 19, 20129 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.at...

St. Patrick-St. Vincent 48, Marin Catholic 32PIEDMONT - Emily Easom led the Wildcats with 13 points, but her team slipped behind when she was limited by...

ALAMEDA - Flor Cabral dished out 14 assists, served five aces and had 10 digs to lead the College of Marin women's volleyball team past Alameda 25-16,...

SAN JOSE - Greenbrae resident Mikyo Riggs, 36, made the most of his return to mixed-martial arts, winning the senior 1 lightweight black belt title at...

PARADISE - Redwood High's red-zone turnovers proved to be too costly as the Giants suffered a 52-21 loss to Paradise in a high school football game Saturday...