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The city of Oakland aims to put police drones on buildings across the city... and more headlines

Also: Mayor Barbara Lee waits until after election to use the power she already had; Criminal witness in Sheng Thao trial admits guilt and spars with…

Nov 8 • Oakland Report and Sean S. Reinhart

Oakland’s First Fridays may come to an end... “I got 5” headlines — Nov. 1, 2026

Also: Oakland approved $61 million in contracts with no council vote or prior public review; Secret recordings revealed in Sheng Thao corruption trial …

Nov 1 • Oakland Report and Sean S. Reinhart

Oakland’s 911 system was offline for nearly 36 hours: “I got 5” top headlines

Also: City council could get $108,000 pay raises; Disgraced mayor Sheng Thao’s alleged corruption revealed — and more local headlines

Oct 25 • Oakland Report and Sean S. Reinhart

I got 5: Oakland city public union votes to strike

Also: Reality star Kash (Mackayla Paige) was accidentally killed by her half-sister; Costco moves closer to opening its first warehouse in Oakland — and…

Oct 17 • Oakland Report and Sean S. Reinhart

I got 5: Oakland mayor Barbara Lee on the hot seat as city unions picket her speech and threaten to strike

Also: BART’s “manufactured” crisis; Oakland is far behind on maintaining storm drain system; judge denies Sheng Thao co-defendant’s request to see…

Oct 10 • Oakland Report and Sean S. Reinhart

City unions threaten strike, plan to picket mayor Barbara Lee's state of city speech

The two unions, which represent the city's technical and service workers, have been locked in contentious contract negotiations with the city for…

Oct 6 • Oakland Report

I got 5: Wealthy couple shot dead on Oakland’s Panoramic Way

Also: Oakland teachers union rep caught posting political attack flyers at school; Oakland exits 23 years of federal police oversight — and more local…

Oct 4 • Oakland Report and Sean S. Reinhart

OEA teachers union rep caught posting political attack flyers outside high school’s main office

The flyers come a year after school principals reported union threats and intimidation. The union, Oakland Education Association is the biggest outside…

Oct 1 • Charlene Price

As the NSA ends, the conversation returns to Oakland

After 23 years in federal court, the future of police accountability comes back home.

Sep 30 • Rajni Mandal

I got 5: Sheng Thao "catch and kill" story allegations admissible in trial, judge rules

City drops another $3+ million to clear sunken boats from Oakland estuary; Oakland city workers prepare for a strike at union-led “strike school” — and…

Sep 27 • Oakland Report and Sean S. Reinhart

Carroll Fife said Oakland data center “is not the large-scale mega facility that people have expressed.”

Four weeks later, Fife has proposed a moratorium citing data centers using 5 million gallons of water per day. We estimate this one as using only 5,000…

Sep 21 • Alex Montana

I got 5: This week’s top headlines

Oakland’s “data center” moratorium battle; City to spend $150K on trash-seeking AI drones; federal monitor says city fell behind on investigations of…

Sep 17 • Oakland Report

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