The cold spell earlier this month has heavily impacted many of the growers at the Grand Lake Farmers Market and added to the uncertainties that face small, locally based farms.

Ken Katz sums up election results nationally and locally and speculates about Aimee Allison’s future plans, as well as the prospects of Ignacio De La Fuente being re-elected as Council President on January 8.

Ken Katz reports how neighbors, management, the City, and Pat Kernighan’s office are working together to improve, while updating, the KFC on Lake Park Avenue.

A set of 199 historic photos from collections of the Oakland Library, and including many of the Lake Merritt area, have been posted online at the Online Archive of California. The items cover 1842–1967, including maps, portaits, landscapes, and manuscripts.

Ken Katz reports on last week’s Homeless Connect event matching homeless people in Oakland and Berkeley with needed services plus a look at this event through the eyes of community volunteers.

Ken Katz brings us up to date on the rapidly developing story of outside influence in the District 2 city-council race.

The Trader Joe’s announcement gives the neighborhood both the park and the store it has wanted.