According to a study by Zendrive, a road safety data analytics firm that is based in San Francisco, motorists in San Jose have been using their phones for about 8.2 percent of their driving time in 2019. This is a seven percent increase from last year, and it is greater than San Francisco and Oakland’s […]

Great news for resident living in one neighborhood in West Oakland, they are finally getting their first full-scale grocery store in decades. Community Foods Market is expected to open in June and it will provide the area with some much needed access to fresh and healthy food options. This neighborhood is considered a food desert […]

It turns out that there has been an increase in the number of porch pirates that have plagued online shoppers across the United States. In 2017, the home security company Ring conducted a survey that revealed that 20 percent of people had reported front porch theft. Now, a nationwide packaging supply company called U.S. Packaging […]

The Wall Street Journal reports this morning that “California Municipalities’ Debt Disclosures Contrast With Climate Warnings.” As you probably know, at least seven local governments in California are suing the oil and gas industry in an effort to hold them financially responsible for rising sea levels; however, when they sold debt to investors in the form of bonds, […]

Scientists predict that coastal communities in the United States could eventually experience flooding from higher tides as glaciers continue to melt. It is estimated that the sea level will increase about one to four feet by the end of the century. According to scientists, sea level rise is underway in some seaside neighborhoods and there […]

Oakland’s crime problems have gotten so bad that some people aren’t even bothering to call the cops anymore; instead, they’re trying to solve and prevent crimes themselves. KPIX 5 cameras caught up with a half dozen neighbors in East Oakland’s Arcadia Park neighborhood Monday as they walked the streets on the lookout for crime. The […]