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Oakland Police Commission leadership conflict | The cost of free eggs | How should the county address the opioid crisis? | Rift in local NAACP

Tag: deep East Oakland

A panaoramic view of homes in residential neighborhoods. In the distance there is the Oakland Coliseum and bay.
Posted inHealth & Environment

New 10-year initiative aims to help Black families thrive in East Oakland

by Roselyn Romero August 29, 2023August 29, 2023

Rise East, a $100 million philanthropic effort, will tackle longstanding systemic issues facing residents in a 40-square-block area.

Architectural rendering of a white and gray angled seven-floor apartment building on a corner. Surrounding it is a large intersection and some smaller homes and shops.
Posted inHousing & Homelessness

83 affordable apartments proposed for a vacant corner in deep East Oakland

Natalie Orenstein headshot by Natalie Orenstein May 22, 2023May 22, 2023

It’s the third project in the neighborhood from a Santa Cruz-based developer partnering with local churches to build housing.

a brick building with a mural on one wall, and a logo of a hand holding a diploma, on top of a medicine wheel and a phoenix faces the front
Posted inEducation Equity

An ‘oasis’ in East Oakland: Homies Empowerment to open independent high school

Ashley McBride headshot by Ashley McBride April 20, 2023April 20, 2023

Students attending the Freedom School will also take classes at Chabot Space and Science Center and Merritt College.

Posted inHousing & Homelessness

Nonprofit run by homeless people says it was unfairly taxed for trying to build housing

Natalie Orenstein headshot by Natalie Orenstein October 20, 2021October 20, 2021

Oakland’s vacant property tax is meant to encourage housing on empty lots. Is there a loophole that does the opposite?

Pastor Jacqueline Thompson "Pastor Jackie" of Allen Temple Baptist Church in East Oakland.
Posted inHealth & Environment

‘We need to be leading by example’: Why this East Oakland pastor got vaccinated

Ricky Rodas headshot by Ricky Rodas April 14, 2021April 14, 2021

Jacqueline Thompson, head pastor of Allen Temple Baptist Church, got vaccinated for her congregation and 92-year-old mother.

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