At a county auction, the same buyer purchased three abandoned lots. But it turned out two had long-standing residents.
Author Archives: Zack Haber
Journalist and poet writing about homelessness, housing, and activism in Oakland and the East Bay.
Posted inHousing & Homelessness
‘We’re your neighbors, and we’re organized.’ An Oakland tenant union rises in the pandemic
Amid a national wave in renter organizing, tenants in eight Oakland buildings organized a 13-month rent strike—and won.
Posted inHousing & Homelessness
How a massive punk show gone wrong harmed a West Oakland homeless community
Attendees of an outdoor concert lit fires and destroyed property. Local groups have worked to repair the damage.
Posted inOaklandside
Cómo reportamos sobre la vida de Mario González
Nuestra sala de redacción se esfuerza por informar responsablemente y con mucho cuidado sobre la vida de aquellas personas afectadas por violencia. Queríamos compartir más sobre nuestro enfoque de esta historia.
Posted inHow We Work
How we reported on the life of Mario Gonzalez
Striving to report responsibly on the lives of people impacted by violence requires great care. We wanted to share more on our approach to this story.
Posted inArts & Community
Pro-Palestine ship blockade is the latest chapter in the Port of Oakland’s activist history
With the support of unionized longshore workers, Bay Area activists prevented an Israeli-operated cargo ship from unloading.
Posted inOaklandside
Más allá del video: La vida de Mario González
Este artículo fue traducido por Azucena Rasilla. Read in English. Nota del editor: lea más sobre como reportamos esta historia. Si fuera un domingo cualquiera, Mario González se habría levantado temprano para ayudar a su hermano menor Efraín de 23 años, que tiene autismo, a bañarse y prepararse para el día. Luego, Mario habría omelets con […]
Posted inCity Hall & Policing
Beyond the video: The life of Mario Gonzalez
A video of the Oakland resident’s death is all most people know of him. His friends and family remember him as a caretaker, mentor, and role model.
Posted inHousing & Homelessness
Facing displacement, Oaklanders living in RVs hope to change city laws
The city classifies RVs and trailers parked in yards as “blight.”
Posted inArts & Community
Ayodele Nzinga lifts from the bottom in her new book of poetry
In “SorrowLand Oracle,” the Oakland artist unflinchingly addresses the harms of racism, capitalism, and the “eternal battleground” of social change.
Posted inBusiness
Why did the East Bay Depot for Creative Reuse lay off its entire staff?
Ex-workers allege that the Depot’s management used the pandemic as an excuse to purge them. Management says they had no choice.
Posted inHealth & Environment
Oakland Amazon workers want to unionize their East Bay warehouse
If a union forms at Amazon’s San Leandro distribution center, where many Oakland residents work, it would be the first of its kind in the nation.
Posted inHealth & Environment
A new mental health crisis response team is organizing in Oakland to create an alternative to the police
MH First, a program of the Anti Police-Terror Project, offers “socially competent” support.
Posted inCity Hall & Policing
Oakland City Council meetings have become less transparent and accessible, say watchdogs
Emergency rules enacted in March have eased transparency rules during the coronavirus pandemic.