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Posted inHealth & Environment
‘Invisible’ overdoses are hiding the true scale of Alameda County’s opioid crisis
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
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
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
Attendees of an outdoor concert lit fires and destroyed property. Local groups have worked to repair the damage.
Posted inHealth & Environment
When home makes you sick: Children in Oakland are suffering from mold, pests, and toxic dust
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
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
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
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
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?
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
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
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’
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
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
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
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
Despite COVID-19 tenant protections and assistance programs, immigrant renters are vulnerable to threats and displacement.
Posted inEducation Equity
A ‘restorative restart’: How Oakland students want to see school reimagined next year
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
Tour organizers hope to prevent further gentrification and build support for a new library in Oakland’s Hoover-Foster neighborhood.
