Oaklandside 510

Speed cameras are real now: What the data tells us


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Oakland's 60-day warning period ended March 15th. Road safety reporter Jose Fermoso breaks down what 140,000 warnings revealed about where speeding is worst in Oakland — and what comes next.

And later in this episode, I’ll tell you about more recent news: thousands of Oaklanders joined the nationwide No Kings march, a strong-mayor proposal gets a cool reception at City Hall, three homeless shelters close as the city grapples with a shelter shortfall, Oakland schools are nearly lead-free, the city wants your input on its first General Plan update since 1998, Oakland sports news, and new restaurant openings.

Stories we cover in this episode:

Transportation

  • Which Oakland streets saw the most speed camera warnings? 
  • New Oakland speed cameras send 70K warnings in first month
  • 18 speed cameras just went up in Oakland. See where 

Politics and government

  • 'Strong mayor' for Oakland? City Council gets its first look — and some aren't sold 

Housing and homelessness

  • As 3 Oakland homeless shelters close, city and residents question outcomes 

Education

  • OUSD lead crisis: Almost all drinking water sources are now safe 

Community and civic engagement

  • Thousands turn out for Oakland No Kings march 
  • Planning the physical future of Oakland 

Food

  • For the latest restaurant openings and closings in Oakland, visit oaklandside.org.

Find all these stories and more at oaklandside.org. Have feedback or story ideas? Email us at [email protected].

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