Metal factories and big rigs on I-880 are local issues young environmentalists are learning about—and campaigning against.
Category: Health & Environment
A Fruitvale essential worker explains “how and why I got vaccinated”
In our new series, we’re talking to people like Itzel Diaz-Romo, who watched several members of her family contract COVID-19, about how they decided to get the shot and how they got an appointment.
In a major shift away from police, Oakland approves MACRO pilot
Years in the making, the Mobile Assistance Community Responders of Oakland could fundamentally change how the city responds to mental health calls and other crises.
Plastic patients and Zoom: How nursing students got through a year of virtual learning
COVID-19 upended Oakland’s nursing schools, disrupting training for a field that can’t afford to wait.
12 months, 12 Oaklanders: Remembering a year that changed everything
An Eastmont healthcare worker, a West Oakland butcher, a Chinatown translator, and others tell the story of how interlocking crises reshaped life in our city.
Want to get outdoors? Consider birdwatching at the Oakland shoreline
Winter shorebirds are wrapping up their seasonal visit to the East Bay. Here’s a guide to viewing them before they’re gone.
Oakland documentary sheds light on the role of race in sex trafficking
In “Still I Rise,” three women take a deep look at the root causes of child exploitation.
Vaccination codes: what worked in Oakland, what didn’t, and what’s next
As the state rethinks how it helps the most vulnerable get vaccinated, Oakland organizations and residents have ideas about what it would take to make this program more equitable and effective.
Black newborns and moms in Oakland need more support. These East Bay birth workers are here to help
Through group care led by, for, and with Black people, BElovedBIRTH Black Centering is working to undo racial disparities in birthing outcomes.
Read the A’s Howard Terminal ballpark environmental impact report
The report describes how building and operating the A’s ballpark complex could impact Oakland’s environment. The public has 45 days to comment.