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Dec 18, 2023 | oaklandnorth.net | Veronique Eshaya |Liliana Cortés |Cecil Egbele |Zane Karram

A new water taxi that takes riders between Alameda and Oakland will launch next year, Alameda city officials said. The taxi, named Woodstock, will go between Alameda Landing to Jack London Square five days a week and at least one weekend day for nine to 12 hours a day. City officials said it will likely launch in May or June and run for two years as a pilot project.

Dec 18, 2023 | oaklandnorth.net | Liliana Cortés |Veronique Eshaya |Cecil Egbele |Zane Karram

Oakland First Fridays, a monthly festival on Telegraph Avenue featuring food and crafts, will shut down through March because of financial constraints, organizers say, and may be different when it reopens. “This year, we’ve been losing money every month and we need to stop the bleeding,” said Shari Godinez, the executive director of Koreatown Northgate Community Benefit District, the nonprofit that runs First Fridays. On Dec.

Dec 13, 2023 | oaklandnorth.net | Jariel Arvin |Zane Karram |Veronique Eshaya

Alameda County voters will be asked in March to change recall election rules, which has the campaign to oust District Attorney Pamela Price — as well as those opposed to a recall — calling foul. In July, less than a year into Price’s tenure, a group of residents and business owners launched a recall campaign, citing concerns about her being soft on serious crime. In the months since, that effort has intensified.

Dec 13, 2023 | oaklandnorth.net | Jariel Arvin |Zane Karram |Veronique Eshaya

Alameda County voters will be asked in March to change recall election rules, which has the campaign to oust District Attorney Pamela Price — as well as those opposed to a recall — calling foul. In July, less than a year into Price’s tenure, a group of residents and business owners launched a recall campaign, citing concerns about her being soft on serious crime. In the months since, that effort has intensified.

Dec 12, 2023 | oaklandnorth.net | Veronique Eshaya |Zane Karram

Despite setbacks caused by COVID-19, AC Transit expects to meet its 2023 goals to convert 10% of its bus fleet to zero emission vehicles. The California Air Resources Board enacted a regulation in 2018 that requires all public transit agencies to transition from diesel fuel to 100% zero‑emission electric bus fleets by the end of 2040. AC Transit set an internal goal of converting 10% of its 630 buses to zero emission technology by the end of this year, said spokesperson Robert Lyles.