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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 inHealth & Environment
Getting a flu shot is more important than ever. Here’s where to get one in Oakland
Health officials are encouraging flu shots—especially during the COVID pandemic—but fewer people this season are being vaccinated.
Posted inCity Hall & Policing
Alameda County jails handed 44 people over to ICE in 2019
Immigration arrests at Santa Rita Jail are down, but county officials and advocates say the sheriff’s cooperation with ICE should end.
Posted inNosh
Chef Tanya Holland is ready to become the next household name in food
We spoke to the Brown Sugar Kitchen chef about her new podcast and why she’s pivoting away from the kitchen to become a public figure in food.
Posted inCity Hall & Policing
Facing a proposed tear-gas ban, the sheriff warned he would pull aid to Oakland during protests
City councilmembers’ proposed ban was ultimately softened to a recommendation.
Posted inEducation Equity
What does Alameda County’s education office do for Oakland schools?
In the June primary, voters will choose between L.K. Monroe and Alysse Castro for county superintendent. Here’s a guide to understanding how the office works.
Posted inEducation Equity
Las escuelas del Distrito Escolar Unificado de Oakland tienen un plan de reapertura. Esto es lo que significa
Las aulas escolares podrían abrir tan pronto como en enero. Pero el distrito aún tiene que negociar con el sindicato de maestros y las tasas de casos de COVID deben mejorar, lo que significa que muchas cosas aún pueden cambiar.
Posted inArts & Community
A ‘freedom house’ for formerly incarcerated people opens in the East Bay
A computer programmer who served 21 years in San Quentin and a prisoner support collective are creating a re-entry home to empower formerly incarcerated people.
Posted inHealth & Environment
An East Oakland pastor and Council candidate rallied to reopen churches. Other local pastors push back
Bishop Bob Jackson hosted the rally, but it was organized and led by anti-LGBTQ SoCal pastor Jim Domen.
Posted inEducation Equity
OUSD board discusses universal TK, special education, and Measure N
Oakland kids are on summer break, but the school board must adopt a budget and appoint a new District 6 director before the end of June.
Posted inHealth & Environment
East Oakland students challenge the city to clean up trucking pollution
Metal factories and big rigs on I-880 are local issues young environmentalists are learning about—and campaigning against.
Posted inHealth & Environment
Opioid overdoses are up, posing another health challenge for unhoused people
As COVID intensifies the overdose crisis in Alameda County and elsewhere, harm reduction advocates step in where government lags.
Posted inEducation Equity
How to watch and participate in Oakland school board meetings
The OUSD school board has four new members and a host of challenges to resolve in 2021, including how to reopen schools and implement a new district-wide safety plan.
Posted inHousing & Homelessness
2 years into a rent strike, Fruitvale tenants say they have a deal to buy their building
The renters were dressed up and ready to march to their landlords’ house in Alameda this week—then they got some hopeful news.
Posted inCity Hall & Policing
How to watch and participate in Oakland City Council meetings
We get a lot of questions from readers who are interested in participating more in local government. Here’s a guide to watching and speaking at council meetings.
Posted inEducation Equity
OUSD reopening: Where the teachers’ union and the district disagree
As fall semester negotiations continue down to the wire, we lay out what the union and the district want point-by-point.
Posted inArts & Community
Oakland’s Indigenous Red Market returns to celebrate Native culture and connection
The popular outdoor gathering in Fruitvale is happening again in-person, on the first Sunday of every month.
Posted inArts & Community
After the fire, the Vietnamese American center is still delivering thousands of meals in Oakland
One month after its building burned down, the Vietnamese American Community Center of the East Bay is back to serving immigrants and refugees.
Posted inHealth & Environment
Oakland’s undocumented community struggles to keep up with rent and bills
As the pandemic drags on, many undocumented Latino immigrants—barred from receiving government benefits—are feeling the strain.
