La concejal Nikki Fortunato Bas llevará a cabo una serie de reuniones virtuales para recabar información de lo que necesita el parque.
Author Archives: Azucena Rasilla
Azucena Rasilla is a bilingual journalist from East Oakland reporting in Spanish and in English, and a longtime reporter on Oakland arts, culture and community. As an independent local journalist, she has reported for KQED Arts, The Bold Italic, Zora and The San Francisco Chronicle. She was a writer and social media editor for the East Bay Express, helping readers navigate Oakland’s rich artistic and creative landscapes through a wide range of innovative digital approaches.
Posted inArts & Community
Extreme wind keeps pummeling the San Antonio Park youth boxing camp’s tent
Dalia Gomez, who runs the fitness camp, hopes to move her boxing equipment to a safe location.
Posted inArts & Community
Be on the lookout for ‘Blindspotting’ filming in West Oakland
Show staff held a meet-and-greet with Oaklanders last night. Here’s what they shared.
Posted inCity Hall & Policing
You can help redesign San Antonio Park
Councilmember Nikki Fortunato Bas will hold a series of meetings to gather input for the park’s master plan.
Posted inOaklandside
Más residentes de Oakland se encuentran enfermos con COVID y sin respuestas del condado mientras aumentan las cifras de contagio
Después de que María González se enfermó, esperaba una llamada de seguimiento de los trabajadores de salud del condado. ¿Qué pasó?
Posted inOaklandside
Cómo contactar a su concejal de la ciudad de Oakland
¿Quiere involucrarse más en las decisiones del gobierno local? A continuación, le mostramos cómo comunicarse con el representante de su distrito por teléfono, correo electrónico o redes sociales.
Posted inOaklandside
El club de boxeo juvenil Pantera Camp abre sus puertas en el este de Oakland
El programa dirigido por una boxeadora local opera en una carpa en el parque San Antonio
Posted inArts & Community
Youth fitness boxing club Pantera Camp pops up in East Oakland
The woman-run boxing and fitness program for kids is based out of a tent in San Antonio Park.
Posted inOaklandside
En donde comprar pan dulce en Oakland
Estas panaderías ofrecen sabores de México y Centroamérica.
Posted inNosh
Looking for something sweet? Here’s where to get pan dulce in Oakland
These Mexican and Central American bakeries in East Oakland offer favorites like conchas, cuellos, elotes, marranitos and — on Jan. 5-6 — roscas de reyes.
Posted inArts & Community
East Oakland’s Picardy Drive holiday light show shines through the pandemic
In a year of isolation, the traditional string of lights connecting some of the street’s storybook houses to one another has taken on a special meaning.
Posted inArts & Community
Toy, food, and supply drives you can still donate to in Oakland this holiday season
These Oakland volunteer efforts and nonprofits want you to know they’re still accepting in-kind or cash donations for winter efforts.
Posted inArts & Community
Want to support locally owned Oakland businesses for the holidays? Start here
We’ve compiled a list of Oakland gift guides, and a few ideas of our own, to help you support neighborhood businesses in a tough year.
Posted inArts & Community
‘Town Force’ comic book reveals the imaginary and real superpowers of Oakland teens
In the new comic book by Oakland Kids First, young superheroes take on the forces of gentrification.
Posted inArts & Community
Chapter 510 is helping Oakland students express themselves during the pandemic
The nonprofit has had success moving its creative writing programs for Black, brown, and LGBTQ young people online during shelter-in-place.
Posted inOaklandside
Recibir una vacuna contra la gripe es más importante que nunca durante la pandemia. Aquí la información donde conseguirla en Oakland
Los funcionarios de salud están fomentando las vacunas contra la gripe durante la pandemia, pero esta temporada se están vacunando menos personas.
Posted inHealth & Environment
Getting a flu shot is more important than ever. Here’s where to get one in Oakland
Health officials are encouraging flu shots—especially during the COVID pandemic—but fewer people this season are being vaccinated.
Posted inArts & Community
Updated: Oakland Museum of California isn’t reopening
Closed for eight months, the museum is completing phase one of an ambitious renovation that includes new gardens and a revamped cafe.
Posted inCity Hall & Policing
Oakland’s District 5 City Council race is a nail-biter
Incumbent councilmember Noel Gallo is still leading by a thin margin. But challengers Richard Santos Raya and Zoe Lopez-Meraz say their ranked-choice strategy might still pay off.
Posted inArts & Community
In a pandemic year, Oakland’s Día de Los Muertos festival has new meaning
Our reporter reflects on what the Latinx community has lost without Fruitvale’s yearly Day of the Dead gathering.
