BIZARRE: Oakland - What They Never Told You

Early Flu Cases Turn Up in Wayne, Oakland, and Washtenaw Counties as Metro Detroit Heads Into Flu Season

Doctors in Wayne and Oakland counties and Washtenaw County health officials report flu activity. Here is who needs a shot, where to get one, and when to seek care.

Medical Daily · Oct 3

Judge ends federal oversight of Oakland police department after 23 years

A federal judge has ended the 23-year federal monitoring of the Oakland Police Department, marking the longest oversight of a police department in U.S. history

The Independent UK · Sep 30

‘Traffic is going to get a lot worse’: San Francisco Bay Area faces potential death spiral of transit system

A marvel of engineering and a model of sustainability, Bart has been financially distressed since the Covid pandemic

The Guardian - US · Sep 26

California AG Rob Bonta Under Fire Over $468K Legal Bill After FBI Raids His Top Donors Who Gave Him $155K

California Attorney General Rob Bonta faces questions over a $468,228 legal bill linked to an FBI investigation into Oakland corruption, despite not being charged.

International Business Times UK · Sep 8

What BigBang's Oakland Comeback Reveals About K-pop's Growing Hold on the U.S. and Latin America

BigBang sold out two Oakland shows after nine years away, as Stray Kids, BTS and NTX turn Latin America into K-pop's fastest-growing market.

Latin Times · Sep 7

Changes to Facebook and Instagram are key part of Meta’s $17B settlement with the states over harm to teens

Meta has agreed to pay up to US$17 billion over 10 years to settle claims brought by a bipartisan coalition of state attorneys general. The states argued that the company deliberately designed Facebook and Instagram to hook children into using its apps, misled the public about the harm and improperly…

The Conversation · Aug 27

Instagram is like a digital cigarette and box of chocolates that 'encourages gluttony.' How do you fix that?

“The algorithms change the whole nature of it, and that’s where my chocolate metaphor went awry,” safety advocate Larry Magid told Fortune.

Fortune · Aug 26

Thousands of dragonflies are suddenly swarming across California, and the insects could help farmers control crop pests naturally

California is seeing an unusual surge in dragonflies, with large groups appearing over parks, ponds and farms after warm spring and early summer rain. The insects have been especially noticeable around the San Francisco Bay Area, where residents have reported seeing dozens flying together. Oakland nursery owner Peter Veilleux even…

The Times of India · Aug 25

Meta faces a $1.4 trillion threat that could mean ‘turning in the keys and walking away’

The $1.4 trillion figure may be unlikely, but the case could give states a new way to challenge how social media platforms are designed.

Fortune · Aug 20

Some of Meta's safety tools were 'designed to fail': witness

OAKLAND (UNITED STATES) - A former employee testified on Wednesday that some of Meta's safety tools for Facebook and Instagram were "designed to fail," contradicting the company's defense strategy in a landmark trial in California.

Bangkok Post · Aug 19