Ross and former Cal baseball teammate B.J. Guinn aim to diversify baseball by helping young players of color care for themselves.
Author Archives: Nick Lozito
Nick Lozito is a Sportswriter and designer whose work has appeared in The Oaklandside, Berkeleyside, KQED, San Francisco Chronicle, and other publications. He is a graduate of Oakland Technical High School and Sacramento State University.
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Politicians sabotaged Midnight Basketball. 30 years later, Oakland’s chapter pushes forward
The youth development program headquartered in Oakland became a pawn in Republican-Democrat policy fights in the 1990s.
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This Oakland women’s basketball league helps locals go pro around the world
And could a local WNBA team be in the cards?
Posted inHealth & Environment
Oakland pools are reopening at full capacity for the summer
New jobs and trainings are posted for the city’s summer swimming programs.
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How two mentors are building on the legacy of Black golfers in Oakland
Preston Pinkney and Howard Oliver run programs that provide youth access to a historically exclusive sport.
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Oakland Tech’s girls basketball program is soaring
Two consecutive state championships have brought the Bulldogs into the local spotlight. Their coach wants to take them to the next level.