Latest Oakland, California Stories

Oakland Native Bringing Hollywood To His Hometown

2012-05-17 06:24:02

OAKLAND, Calif., May 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Oakland has produced some of the best talent in the world of entertainment. When actor/comedian Kente Scott received the key to the city during Oakland's 150th anniversary celebration, he vowed to be the next in that lineage. On May 18, he will participate in the 26th edition of the Bay Area Black Comedy Competition & Festival. For the first time in years, the BBABCF will hold all the competition rounds in Oakland, at Yoshi's in...

Parkmobile USA, Inc. Launches NFC-Enabled Mobile Parking Payment Solution in Oakland, CA

2012-05-17 06:20:21

OAKLAND, Calif., May 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Parkmobile USA, Inc. announced today that their revolutionary new mobile payment service has been implemented in Oakland, CA. Not only can customers now pay for parking with their cell phone using Parkmobile's native mobile applications for the iPhone, Android, Windows 7, and Blackberry smartphones anywhere in the city, but they can also choose to pay with NFC-enabled mobile phones by waving or tapping their phone on any of...

Regional Agencies to Vote on Plan Bay Area Preferred Land Use Scenario and Transportation Investment Strategy

2012-05-14 14:20:05

OAKLAND, Calif., May 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Officials from the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) and the Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) will vote on the Plan Bay Area Preferred Land Use Scenario and Transportation Investment Strategy at a special joint meeting at 7:00 p.m., Thursday, May 17, 2012, at the Oakland Marriott City Center, Junior Ballroom, 1001 Broadway, Oakland, CA. Who: ABAG Executive Board and MTC What:...

USW Joins Oakland Rally Telling BART to Get Better Jobs Deal

2012-05-09 10:20:18

OAKLAND, Calif., May 9, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The California director of the United Steelworkers (USW) is mobilizing union members to join a Thursday rally, May 10, at 8:00 am (PDT) outside of the Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) board room in Kaiser Center, 20th Street Mall, 3rd Floor, 344-20th St. in Oakland to tell the executives to get a better jobs deal. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20080131/DC12982LOGO ) The BART board of directors is scheduled to...

Keep California Beautiful rallies with Keep Oakland Beautiful and Keep Los Angeles Beautiful as part of "National Day of Action"

2012-04-28 02:20:02

OAKLAND, Calif., April 28, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- "As part of the Keep America Beautiful (KAB) Great American Cleanup(TM) campaign, Keep Oakland Beautiful (KOB) and Keep Los Angeles Beautiful (KLAB) have been selected to be the spotlight communities in California for the first-ever 'National Day of Action,' held on Saturday, April 28," said Christine Flowers, Executive Director, Keep California Beautiful (KCB). In Oakland, 500 volunteers, KOB, the Oakland Parks Coalition and the...

Music and Art Flourish at The Renaissance School, a Montessori School in Oakland, California

2012-04-26 10:24:45

OAKLAND, Calif., April 26, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The artistic accomplishments of The Renaissance School (TRS) students will be showcased at several upcoming spring events. The school is an international private Montessori school in Oakland, California with a strong music, arts and language immersion component. Students are ages 2 years old through eighth grade. Their artwork will be on display for the community at The Renaissance School's 10th Annual Children's Art Show from June 10(...

WDIV-TV Local 4 Presents Michigan School Expo April 28 - 29 From 12pm-6pm At Oakland Mall

2012-04-26 10:23:30

DETROIT, April 26, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- From pre-school to post-grad, local education providers will join together at the 2012 Michigan School Expo on Saturday, April 28, and Sunday April 29 from 12 p.m. until 6 p.m. throughout Oakland Mall. The event is presented by WDIV-TV Local 4. The Michigan School Expo will include representatives from local, national and online universities, community colleges, technical/trade schools, and private and public pre-elementary and secondary...

MTC Seeks to Add Missing Voices to Advisory Body

2012-04-24 06:20:23

OAKLAND, Calif., April 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Metropolitan Transportation Commission - the Bay Area's transportation planning and financing agency - is recruiting interested Bay Area residents to fill four vacancies on its Policy Advisory Council. Vacancies include one at-large representative of the economy or the environment, and three representatives of either disabled, senior or low-income interests. Applicants representing disabled, senior or low-income interests must be...

Innovative New "BikeMobile" Fix-it Service Launches as Part of Alameda County's Safe Routes to Schools Program

2012-04-23 10:20:08

ALAMEDA COUNTY, Calif., April 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- On April 24, 2012, the Alameda County Transportation Commission (Alameda CTC) and the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) with partner Cycles of Change will launch the new BikeMobile program and the newly designed BikeMobile vehicle at an inaugural ceremony and bike "Fix-a-Thon" event at Rosa Parks Elementary School in Berkeley. The BikeMobile and its bicycle mechanic staff will visit schools and community organizations...

Marstel-Day Amps Up Earth Day Campaign, Celebrates 10th Anniversary

2012-04-21 23:01:31

Marstel-Day Amps Up Earth Day Campaign, Celebrates 10th Anniversary Oakland, CA and Fredericksburg, VA (PRWEB) April 21, 2012 In celebration of its tenth anniversary, Marstel-Day, LLC amped up its Earth Day Campaign, with nearly 90 of its employees fanning out to help green the cities where the company is located - Oakland, CA and Fredericksburg and Alexandria, VA. The company’s remote employees in Mississippi, North Carolina, and Ohio also participated in local events from those...