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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 inCity Hall & Policing
Oakland will resume parking enforcement for street sweeping starting Nov. 9
Vehicle owners will receive one warning before getting a citation.
Posted inOaklandside
En el Distrito 5 de Oakland, dos millennials compiten contra el concejal, Noel Gallo
Zoe Lopez-Meraz y Richard Santos Rayas se están uniendo utilizando la votación por clasificación. Noel Gallo está promoviendo un distrito “limpio y seguro.”
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Panel virtual en español para discutir cómo el COVID-19 ha afectado al vecindario de Fruitvale
La biblioteca de Oakland facilitará la conversación con La Clínica de La Raza, Street Level Health Project, y el buró de noticias El Tímpano.
Posted inArts & Community
Jorge Bejarano’s ‘Town Lotería’ is a love letter to Oakland
The artist drew on his bicultural identity to put a local spin on the beloved Mexican game.
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20 years of politics on the Grand Lake Theatre marquee, photographed
Two decades ago, a local photographer began documenting political statements placed on the iconic Oakland marquee by the theater’s owner.
Posted inCity Hall & Policing
In Oakland’s District 5, two millennials are running against incumbent Noel Gallo
Social media savvy candidates Zoe Lopez-Meraz and Richard Santos Raya are teaming up using ranked-choice voting. Noel Gallo is promoting a ‘clean and safe’ district.
Posted inArts & Community
Drive-in theater on hold, but the Oakland Coliseum and Arena will become a massive voting site
Starting October 31 voters can cast their ballots in person or drive-thru and drop them off.
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Chabot Space and Science Center discovering new ways to entertain local stargazers
The science and education center is physically closed, but offering an array of virtual events. The Oaklandside will join Chabot in live-streaming a Q&A with astronomers on Oct. 16.
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Children’s Fairyland to launch ‘Celebrity Storytime’ with Daveed Diggs, Rafael Casal
The two Oakland artists will co-host a virtual kickoff Sept. 26 for the park’s new digital storytelling series.
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Fremont High’s Media Academy: ‘The best-kept secret in East Oakland’
Four films made by students at the academy are being featured in this year’s virtual Fruitvale Short Film Series.
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Immigrants navigate the healthcare system in “A Place to Breathe”
Filmmakers Michelle Grace Steinberg and Robyn Bykofsky follow the work of Oakland’s Street Level Health Project in their new documentary.
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Aida Salazar’s ‘Land of the Cranes’ is an immigrant tale of hope
The Oakland-based author’s second book is told through the eyes of a child separated from her father and locked in a detention center.
Posted inNosh
Oak Harvest Kitchen’s new family meals support jobs for the formerly incarcerated
The nonprofit vegan restaurant, which employs and trains people after prison, launched the new program last month.
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Oakland Pride kicks off this weekend, online
The scaled-down pride online festivities will include a virtual vendor village that will run all this month.
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One cherished shop in Oakland’s Laurel closes, but there’s hope for others
Movement Ink shuts down this month. Meanwhile, the online directory Local Motiv is tracking business closures and hoping for the future of retail.
Posted inCity Hall & Policing
Traffic safety, housing, small businesses: District 5 residents talk election issues
Fruitvale residents say both voters and city officials need to become more engaged in solving new and old problems.
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Tributes to Chadwick Boseman, an honorary Oaklander
2018’s Black Panther lifted up Oakland in so many ways. Countless local fans mourn Boseman’s passing.
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Oakland City Council candidates discuss issues in their districts, virtually
The Coliseum, housing, police budgets: in an online forum last night, incumbents defended their records and challengers laid out visions for change.
Posted inArts & Community
Street vending at Lake Merritt: race, space, and COVID-19
Black and brown vendors operating without permits say they need the lake, and the lake needs them. What should the city do?
