Oakland

Four other cities in California, including San Francisco, Berkeley, Oakland and Albany, already have a tax on sugar-sweetened beverages on the books, with Berkeley being the first city in the country to do so.

Coogler — a Black director from Oakland, California, who was originally going to pursue medicine before a college professor pointed him toward screenplay writing — fought for his success.

Former longtime Democratic Congresswoman Barbara Lee surged into the lead in the race to become Oakland’s next mayor, according to vote results released Friday evening.

The demonstration comes a week after State Farm presented its case for a 17% emergency rate hike — down from an initial 22% request to state officials in February — in an administrative hearing in Oakland.

He co-wrote original songs with Brittany Howard, onetime lead singer of the Alabama Shakes, and Raphael Saadiq, the R&B maestro from Oakland, which became key moments in the plot.