Welcome to our new web site -- NovMetro has now become The OakBook! The old stories are all here. And we're still the same people on the same mission -- bringing you fascinating Oakland stories.

But it's a new look -- and there are some new things that you'll find as you play around -- the Sudoku, for example. Click on a pen and start playing! Let us know what you think about this. We'd love to hear from you.