Pandemic boredom, longtime skating advocates, TikTok and more caused a resurgence in popularity for quad skates this year.
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Posted inCity Hall & Policing
Oakland’s new budget doesn’t ‘defund’ the police, but it boosts funding for alternatives
City councilmembers say civilian-led public safety programs and investments in housing, jobs, and the arts will grow over time, eventually leading to smaller police budgets.
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 inOaklandside
En el Distrito 5 de Oakland, dos millennials compiten contra el concejal, Noel Gallo
Zoe Lopez-Meraz y Richard Santos Rayas se están uniendo utilizando la votación por clasificación. Noel Gallo está promoviendo un distrito “limpio y seguro.”
Posted inHousing & Homelessness
Oakland’s outgoing head of housing talks evictions, buying buildings, and red tape
Shola Olatoye, who’s leaving the city to join an affordable housing developer, reflects on her three years on the job.
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
‘I’m happy because I love school’: how the first day back on campus went for Oakland’s youngest students
Some Pre-K through second graders were back on OUSD campuses Tuesday, for the first time in over a year.
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 inEducation Equity
‘We had no one to run it’: At one Oakland school, a 5-year quest to reopen the library
Educators say libraries should be a basic part of every child’s school experience. But Oakland Unified has struggled to maintain them for decades.
Posted inHealth & Environment
The pandemic laid bare existing inequalities. Kids felt the pain.
This is how the past year felt to three high school seniors living in East Oakland’s 94603 zip code.
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After six decades, Gary Gwilliam is still seeking justice for plaintiffs
There may never be another trial lawyer quite like the founder of the Oakland-based firm Gwilliam, Ivary, Chiosso, Cavalli and Brewer.
Posted inHealth & Environment
Bay Area wildfires are affecting air quality in the East Bay. Here are tips to protect your health
Wildfire season is upon us and air quality locally will be very poor for the foreseeable future according to weather experts.
Posted inCity Hall & Policing
Affordable housing, pollution, and baseball: Oakland District 3 voters sound off on the issues
We asked people who live and work in West Oakland, downtown, and Jack London about the biggest problems and opportunities in their neighborhoods.
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 inBusiness
‘We’re like a little family here’: Dimond District small biz owners lean on community to persevere
We spoke to several shop owners in the neighborhood to see how they’re faring nearly one year into the pandemic.
Posted inNosh
Duende reopens in June; Liege closes for good
After a long, dark 10 months, Duende is preparing to reopen “I’m getting kind of stoked,” Paul Canales said. He spoke to Nosh after a month spent working on reopening his 8-year-old Uptown Oakland restaurant Duende, which he temporarily shuttered last fall after he realized “we just couldn’t make it work on takeout.” Canales said that his business, which […]
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Recibir una vacuna contra la gripe es más importante que nunca durante la pandemia. Aquí la información donde conseguirla en Oakland
Los funcionarios de salud están fomentando las vacunas contra la gripe durante la pandemia, pero esta temporada se están vacunando menos personas.
Posted inHousing & Homelessness
State gives Oakland $20 million for homeless housing
Coronavirus relief funds will help convert a former college dorm in Rockridge and 20 single-family homes into 163 units of permanent affordable housing.
Posted inArts & Community
City librarians embrace their new role on the pandemic front lines
Oakland Public Libraries are closed, but staff continue to serve as disaster relief workers.
Posted inHealth & Environment
The pandemic isn’t slowing the East Oakland Collective down
Through creative solutions, EOC has more than doubled the number of meals it was distributing to East Oakland residents, now serving over 1,000 hot meals each week.
