Good morning, Oakland.

Egg Pals will open its first brick-and-mortar restaurant, Egg Palace, in Temescal in November at the former TrueBurger space at 4101 Broadway.

Owners Brack DeFries and Chris Morgan are expanding the menu and raising funds on Kickstarter to remodel the dining room.

Hip-hop star J. Cole returns to Oakland Arena for two nights after a five-year absence to perform selections from his potential final album, The Fall-Off.

The shows promise to re-engage his Bay Area fans with fresh energy.

The OUSD board will consider a proposal this week to restrict Chromebook use during free time (building on the recent cellphone ban) and to establish age-appropriate screen time guidelines with input from teachers for the 2027-2028 school year.

Residents who compost in Oakland are advised not to use green compostable bags because the local Waste Management plant (in Altamont) is unable to process any man-made items, which could lead to contamination in curbside compost bins; instead, alternative liners like paper are recommended.

Bay Area firefighters, including crews from Oakland, left early Sunday to assist Nevada in battling the rapidly growing Hawk Fire, which forced over 42,000 residents to evacuate amid strong winds and dangerous conditions.