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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 inHousing & Homelessness

Oakland Home Histories: Wartime housing, mink scarves, and making room for change

Natalie Orenstein headshot by Natalie Orenstein October 15, 2021October 18, 2021

An Adams Point triplex owner asks: Which parts of the past are worth preserving?

Candles create a vigil outside the tent of an unhoused community member who was shot in West Oakland—one example of many in which unsheltered people grieve the loss of friends and family members on the street.
Posted inHealth & Environment

‘Invisible’ overdoses are hiding the true scale of Alameda County’s opioid crisis

by Ariel Boone October 14, 2021October 18, 2021

Far from being passive victims, opioid users on Oakland streets use Narcan to save each other’s lives by the hundreds each year. But those rescues go uncounted by the government.

Posted inNosh

Wahpepah’s Kitchen brings a new wave of Indigenous food to Oakland

by Anna Mindess October 7, 2021October 18, 2021

Crystal Wahpepah says her restaurant is a place to eat, learn and heal.

Posted inArts & Community

The Oakland reverend using hip-hop to talk about gun violence

Ricky Rodas headshot by Ricky Rodas September 20, 2021September 24, 2021

Reverend Harry “OG Rev” Williams talks with The Oaklandside about his urban ministering career and connecting with young people.

Posted inHousing & Homelessness

How a massive punk show gone wrong harmed a West Oakland homeless community

by Zack Haber September 10, 2021September 17, 2021

Attendees of an outdoor concert lit fires and destroyed property. Local groups have worked to repair the damage.

Guadalupe Muñoz with her daughter Carla in their East Oakland apartment. Mold and other problems have contributed to Carla's asthma.
Posted inHealth & Environment

When home makes you sick: Children in Oakland are suffering from mold, pests, and toxic dust

by Sara Kassabian August 27, 2021September 2, 2021

Families, health and housing experts, and tenants’ attorneys say improving housing conditions is an uphill battle.

Posted inArts & Community

From underground anonymity to national acclaim: the life and art of Steve “Zumbi” Gaines

by Eric K. Arnold August 23, 2021August 25, 2021

A dynamic presence in the Bay Area hip-hop community for over two decades, the prolific Zion-I rapper was remembered during a Sunday celebration.

Posted inArts & Community

Artist David Huffman pays tribute to his activist mother

by Victoria Sung August 13, 2021August 18, 2021

In the Berkeley Art Center’s first solo show in six years, David Huffman honors his mother, Dolores Davis, who picketed against racism in the streets of Oakland and made psychedelic, otherworldly pastel drawings at home.

Posted inArts & Community

A Black Lives Matter tribute was defaced in Rockridge. Now some want a permanent mural

Natalie Orenstein headshot by Natalie Orenstein August 4, 2021August 18, 2021

A group of North Oakland residents says the area’s exclusionary history makes a popular staircase path the perfect place for a memorial. Others have rallied in opposition to keep the “Sunflower Path” as is.

Posted inCity Hall & Policing

Alameda County District Attorney Nancy O’Malley is stepping aside

by Scott Morris July 15, 2021August 18, 2021

From victims’ rights to police accountability, O’Malley leaves a complex legacy. Her decision to not appoint a successor also creates the most open election for DA in decades–maybe ever.

Posted inArts & Community

Could the A’s waterfront ballpark be a good deal for Oakland?

Dan Moore by Dan Moore July 9, 2021July 12, 2021

Big real estate projects don’t always benefit locals. Community benefits agreements, like the one being negotiated for the Waterfront Ballpark project, are meant to address this problem.

Posted inArts & Community

Oakland will keep its protected bicycle lanes on Telegraph Avenue

Avatar photo by Jose Fermoso July 8, 2021June 17, 2022

But the years-long pilot project stoked conflicts between different communities and revealed problems with the city’s transportation planning process.

Posted inHealth & Environment

‘This is unacceptable’: Air-polluting industries face increased scrutiny in East Oakland

by Sara Kassabian July 6, 2021April 11, 2022

For years, East Oakland residents were told the air they breathe is safe. New data suggests that’s not actually the case.

Posted inHealth & Environment

Listen: West Oakland’s ‘diesel death zone’

by Sarah Holtz June 25, 2021June 28, 2021

Meet the Oakland residents fighting environmental racism in one of the city’s most highly polluted neighborhoods.

Posted inBusiness

Scarred but resilient: Telegraph Avenue emerges from the pandemic

Avatar photoRicky Rodas headshotSupriya Yelimeli headshot by Amir Aziz, Frances Dinkelspiel, Ricky Rodas and Supriya Yelimeli June 24, 2021May 19, 2023

Lines around the block for cupcakes and a boom year for a flower shop, but a shoe shop for the stars is calling it quits, one of several COVID-19 casualties.

Posted inCity Hall & Policing

A far-right militia came to Oakland to attack police last year

Ali Winston by Ali Winston June 11, 2021June 28, 2021

Members of the “Grizzly Scouts” hunted law enforcement during the 2020 protests, and one of them allegedly murdered a federal guard.

Posted inEducation Equity

How OUSD’s Yemeni community won more resources for Arabic-speaking and Muslim students and families

Ashley McBride headshot by Ashley McBride June 7, 2021June 15, 2021

Oakland schools plan to hire more Arabic-speaking staff, conduct cultural sensitivity training, and add Eid holidays to the school calendar.

Posted inHousing & Homelessness

Oakland immigrants face illegal evictions and barriers to rent relief

by Héctor Alejandro Arzate May 27, 2021June 8, 2021

Despite COVID-19 tenant protections and assistance programs, immigrant renters are vulnerable to threats and displacement.

row of lockers at west oakland middle school
Posted inEducation Equity

A ‘restorative restart’: How Oakland students want to see school reimagined next year

Ashley McBride headshot by Ashley McBride May 21, 2021June 8, 2021

With millions in extra funding, schools have an opportunity to fundamentally change learning environments and support youth mental health. From peer support groups to mindfulness exercises, here’s what students have to say.

Posted inArts & Community

Oakland’s Black Liberation Walking Tour will use oral history to root a community in place

Ricky Rodas headshot by Ricky Rodas May 18, 2021June 8, 2021

Tour organizers hope to prevent further gentrification and build support for a new library in Oakland’s Hoover-Foster neighborhood.

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