What you missed this summer: tuition hikes, union developments, Ethan Kozak
By Emily Wolfe, Contributing Editor
August 19, 2019
We’ve rounded up a few of the summer’s biggest headlines, in case you missed them.
Skyvue Apartments cited in July fire safety inspection
By Janine Faust, Editor-in-chief
July 17, 2019
The City is requiring Skyvue to restore its fire alarm system to an “operable condition” with no system troubles. Reinspection is slated for July 23.
Skyvue residents return after month-long displacement
By Janine Faust, Editor-in-chief
July 3, 2019
Following an electrical fire at Oakland’s Skyvue Apartments on June 2, some tenants are claiming they were unable to move back into the building until June 28. They also said they have not received an explanation from management as to why their units were left without power for nearly four weeks, and are unsure if they will be reimbursed for rent during the period they were displaced.
SkyVue cited for non-functioning fire alarm, two other fire violations last October
By Jon Moss, News Editor
June 18, 2019
Students have moved back into SkyVue apartments following an electrical fire in the garage of the building on June 2, which caused a building-wide power outage that lasted several days.
Pitt students couch-surfing after SkyVue electrical fire
By Janine Faust and Jon Moss
June 6, 2019
Renters at Cardinal Group’s SkyVue Apartments, located at the corner of Forbes and Craft avenues, say they’ve been couch surfing since a Sunday afternoon fire in the building’s garage caused a power outage.
Luxury housing places Oakland gentrification on the horizon
By Jon Moss, Staff Writer
November 15, 2018
With the construction of several new luxurious living apartments, there have been talks about gentrification rising in Oakland. Some students are already beginning to feel this rise in rent, but they could see an even greater rise in the future.