"Hundreds of volunteers across the state have signed up to ‘adopt‘ street corners near where day laborers gather to find work. Their goal? To keep an eye out for ICE"
https://www.kqed.org/news/12054668/to-monitor-ice-activity-some-volunteers-are-adopting-street-corners
"Hundreds of volunteers across the state have signed up to ‘adopt‘ street corners near where day laborers gather to find work. Their goal? To keep an eye out for ICE"
https://www.kqed.org/news/12054668/to-monitor-ice-activity-some-volunteers-are-adopting-street-corners
Fruity Fruitvale
Tonight the first ever Curiosity Guild event will be held at Public Works SF.
We are storytellers who love to illuminate and investigate the curious corners of history through public talks that build community and celebrate the wonderfully weird.
Come check it out and come say hello if you see me.
Lieutenant Timothy Dolan, a 26-year veteran who leads the traffic unit and serves as vice president of the OPOA police union, was paid $493,247 in overtime in 2024. Combined with his salary and other pay, this netted him a $711,000 paycheck, making him OPD’s highest-paid employee — a title he’s held for several years now. His pay was almost double that of the chief of police and nearly three times the mayor’s paycheck. His total compensation, including pension and healthcare benefits, was $879,000.
In Dolan’s case, he earned at least $100,000 in overtime — and possibly far more — solely by reviewing paperwork for traffic collisions, records reveal.
The paperwork for Dolan’s overtime also reveals that OPD failed to document almost half of the overtime hours he worked, making it impossible to determine what he was doing much of the time.
Dolan spent over 800 hours of overtime in 2024 reviewing collision reports — the equivalent of about five months of work in a normal full-time job. This was particularly expensive for the city because Dolan, due to his rank, is near the top of OPD’s salary scale. Spreading out the work among other officers during normal shift times could have been cheaper.
Mood. #oakland
"ICE-free zones" plan moves forward in Alameda County.
https://oaklandside.org/2026/01/16/ice-free-zones-alameda-county-oakland/
We at Cycling Solidarity Oakland will be purchasing 60 burritos and delivering them to unhoused neighbors tomorrow. If you want to roll with us, meet at the Lake Merritt pergola at 11:30am. All bikes welcome, especially if you can carry stuff.
If you want to chip in for the food, please DM me here.
Any excess goes to the AlCo Food Bank.
I’m not good at protesting, but I can do this.
Today we spent hundreds of donated dollars on food, biked together, and delivered lunch to neighbors who seemed glad to get the help.
No non-profit, no metrics, no optimizing. It was not perfect, we learned some stuff, but we all walked away feeling better.
Some openings at an #Oakland Community Land Trust property, the Liberated 23rd Ave Co-op. Several affordable one-bedroom apartments are available.
I'm not affiliated. Click the link for info & application.
We at Cycling Solidarity Oakland will be purchasing 60 burritos and delivering them to unhoused neighbors tomorrow. If you want to roll with us, meet at the Lake Merritt pergola at 11:30am. All bikes welcome, especially if you can carry stuff.
If you want to chip in for the food, please DM me here.
Any excess goes to the AlCo Food Bank.
I’m not good at protesting, but I can do this.
Today we spent hundreds of donated dollars on food, biked together, and delivered lunch to neighbors who seemed glad to get the help.
No non-profit, no metrics, no optimizing. It was not perfect, we learned some stuff, but we all walked away feeling better.
