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How to protect yourself from poor air quality | Fired OPD chief feels 'vindicated' after new report | 50 years of Everett and Jones

Tag: Editors’ picks

Posted inArts & Community

‘Oakland was just heavenlike’: Earnestine Hayes, 100, reflects on her years in The Town

Ricky Rodas headshot by Ricky Rodas January 27, 2023February 6, 2023

Hayes, who celebrated her birthday this week, shares her advice for living a long, fruitful life.

Posted inRoad Safety

The 35 people who lost their lives to traffic violence in Oakland last year

Avatar photo by Jose Fermoso January 18, 2023February 6, 2023

We spoke to their loved ones and examined public records to understand what happened to them.

Posted inCity Hall & Policing

‘It’s not a pretty process’: The Oaklandside’s Darwin BondGraham on his new book investigating Oakland police

Tasneem Raja headshot by Tasneem Raja January 13, 2023February 6, 2023

The Riders Come Out at Night, co-authored by Ali Winston, reports untold stories of brutality, corruption, and attempted reform in OPD.

Posted inCity Hall & Policing

How can Oakland reduce gun violence? Community advocate John Jones III sees a path forward

Jacob Simas headshot by Jacob Simas December 19, 2022February 6, 2023

The East Oakland native talks about his work interrupting violence before it happens, what a new mayor can and can’t do, and restoring community networks in neighborhoods wounded by gun violence.

Firefighters on and around a fire truck. A dome is visible in the distance
Posted inHousing & Homelessness

Oakland spends $120 million a year on homelessness. Could it do more?

Natalie Orenstein headshot by Natalie Orenstein November 28, 2022November 29, 2022

New estimates say it would cost a staggering $4.5 billion to house all homeless residents, but some officials say the city could be more creative.

students sitting at a table with laptops and headphones receive virtual tutoring
Posted inEducation Equity

Literacy tutoring programs show promise in Oakland

Ashley McBride headshot by Ashley McBride November 21, 2022June 27, 2023

Most Oakland Unified School District third graders are not reading at grade level. Many schools are turning to “high-dosage” tutoring from community-based organizations to help.

Posted inCity Hall & Policing

‘Dear Oakland politicians’: Letters from students at Fremont High

Jacob Simas headshot by Dominae Antoine, Cherish Boyd, Yizel Ceja-Martinez, Jessica Flores, Citlali Sanchez Udovic, Joshua Watan and Jacob Simas November 3, 2022November 29, 2022

10th-graders share their messages for Oakland’s next mayor, City Council, and school board members.

Posted inCity Hall & Policing

After mistakes in 2020, is Alameda County ready for the 2022 election?

Avatar photo by Jose Fermoso September 26, 2022November 16, 2022

A judge rejected a public records lawsuit brought by two voting rights organizations hoping to pressure the county to hand over voting data.

Posted inHousing & Homelessness

Oakland’s outgoing head of housing talks evictions, buying buildings, and red tape

Natalie Orenstein headshot by Natalie Orenstein September 19, 2022November 16, 2022

Shola Olatoye, who’s leaving the city to join an affordable housing developer, reflects on her three years on the job.

Posted inArts & Community

Brookfield Duece maps his journey with audio ‘Coordinates’

by Alan Chazaro June 22, 2022June 23, 2022

The East Oakland rapper and member of Grand Nationxl just dropped a new album.

Posted inArts & Community

The remarkable rise of the Oakland Roots: The Town’s homegrown soccer club

Dan Moore by Dan Moore June 21, 2022July 14, 2022

Professional sports teams have used and abandoned Oakland. Could the Oakland Roots be different?

Posted inNosh Features

How a mother and daughter reinvented Oakland’s 65-year-old Fortune Factory

by Anna Mindess January 24, 2022January 31, 2022

Jiamin and Alicia Wong are changing people’s assumptions of what a fortune cookie looks and tastes like.

two students sit in front of a laptop
Posted inEducation Equity

Oakland high schoolers prepare to ‘boycott’ over COVID safety

Ashley McBride headshot by Ashley McBride January 14, 2022January 31, 2022

With omicron surging, over a thousand students have signed a petition calling on OUSD to do more to make campuses safer.

Posted inHousing & Homelessness

After a pandemic pause, Oakland ramped up homeless camp closures again. Why?

Natalie Orenstein headshot by Natalie Orenstein January 12, 2022January 14, 2022

The city’s reasons for shutting down encampments aren’t always clear to those who are directly impacted. We reviewed two years of data to identify patterns.

Posted inCity Hall & Policing

5 years after Oakland’s deadliest fire: Ghost Ship ‘frozen in time’

Avatar photo by David DeBolt December 2, 2021December 6, 2021

Some want a memorial or park on the warehouse ruins. For others, Oakland is a place of pain they’re moving on from.

Posted inHealth & Environment

The problem and potential of Oakland’s parks

Dan Moore by Dan Moore November 26, 2021December 6, 2021

From the hills to Lake Merritt, the city is home to beautiful parklands. But who gets to enjoy them is determined by long-standing racial and class divides.

Posted inHealth & Environment

A drunk driver crashed into a popular Oakland market. Now, it’s struggling to survive

Avatar photo by Jose Fermoso November 9, 2021December 1, 2021

Every year, cars destroy a handful of small businesses, upending shop owner’s lives and revealing street safety issues.

Posted inCity Hall & Policing

Lauded as a national model, some question whether Oakland’s privacy commission is working

Avatar photo by David DeBolt November 2, 2021November 5, 2021

Frequent disputes with police over records has begun to wear on the volunteer board leading the commission chair to sue the city.

Posted inCity Hall & Policing

10 years ago, OPD forcefully dismantled the Occupy Oakland camp

Ali Winston by Ali Winston October 25, 2021November 5, 2021

An Oct. 25 protest led to a grave injury and lasting consequences for the Oakland Police Department.

Firefighters walk up Rockridge Blvd. towards burning homes in Oakland, Calif., Oct. 20, 1991. A wind-driven brush fire exploded into a firestorm Sunday as it roared through residential neighborhoods in the hills above Oakland, engulfing hundreds of homes and killing 25 people. Credit: AP Photo/Olga Shalygin
Posted inHealth & Environment

Listen: Remembering the 1991 Oakland-Berkeley Firestorm

by Brian Krans October 19, 2021October 22, 2021

To mark the fire’s 30th anniversary, we produced a 30-minute podcast looking back at the historic blaze that forever changed how the East Bay looks at wildfires.

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