The city is cutting the Department of Violence Prevention’s budget by $4.4 million to help address a historic deficit. We followed a violence interrupter to see what could be lost.
Author Archives: Florence Middleton
Florence Middleton is a visual journalist based in Oakland, California. She joined The Oaklandside as a photojournalist intern through a partnership with UC Berkeley’s Graduate School of Journalism, where she is pursuing a master’s degree. Florence’s work focuses on themes of community, women, and culture, and she has covered stories both locally and globally. Florence is the recipient of the 2023 Pulitzer Center Reporting Fellowship and the 2023 Dorothea Lange Fellowship honorable mention.
Posted inArts & Community
Photos: How Oakland kids are dancing, splashing, and skating their way through summer
Through camps and activities with the City of Oakland and other local organizations, kids in Oakland have a lot of opportunities this summer. We checked out several.
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Photos: Oakland zookeepers rescue crow that escaped during storm
Six birds, including Deauville, a pied crow, were set loose after a tree fell during last week’s windstorm and damaged the park’s African Savanna aviary.
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Watch: An Oakland day laborer sheds light on immigration’s hidden costs
At a community theater group called Teatro Jornalero, Ricardo Lopez found belonging and an outlet to share his story of heartache and loss.
Posted inHealth & Environment
Oakland programs are supporting Black postpartum women
Local women-led efforts are filling a void in care, as new data reveals most maternal deaths are preventable.
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How one health center is serving Oakland’s growing Mam community
About 25% of participants in the Women, Infant and Children program at Native American Health Center in Fruitvale are Guatemalans whose primary language is Mam.
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Oakland trees are dying faster than they can be planted, despite community efforts
Since 2008, the job of tree planting and maintenance has fallen mostly on residents. But the city’s ‘urban forest master plan’ offers some hope.
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Photos: Queer Healing Art Center celebrates 1 year of ‘Oakland Art Battles’
The organization on Lakeshore Avenue began hosting the events as a way to support the LGBTQ community during the pandemic.
