Disputes on platforms like Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, and Snapchat are spilling out into real life, with deadly consequences.
Tag: public health
Posted inRoad Safety
Broadway traffic endangers Oakland Tech students, so activists added a pop-up crosswalk
Traffic safety advocates partnered with Oakland Tech to slow cars down by removing a driving lane, creating a safe path across the road.
Posted inHow We Work
Sharing our reporting on traffic safety and systems with high schoolers
The Oaklandside’s Jose Fermoso recently attended a public health summit at Castlemont High School.
Posted inHealth & Environment
Alameda Health System’s COVID-19 memory archive shares stories of frontline workers
Launched the day the national COVID emergency was lifted, the multimedia project chronicles the experiences of health care workers during the pandemic’s toughest days.
Posted inRoad Safety
Bay Area cyclists organize solidarity ride following violent car attacks
More than 800 bike riders rallied in Oakland to demand safer streets and respect from drivers.
Posted inHealth & Environment
‘It just looks like people dying’: Oakland’s meth crisis is growing at an alarming rate
Health experts and social workers say meth use, and harms associated with it, are rising fast and treatment options are limited.
Posted inHealth & Environment
Oakland programs are supporting Black postpartum women
Local women-led efforts are filling a void in care, as new data reveals most maternal deaths are preventable.
Posted inHealth & Environment
Christmas carol protesters call on Mayor Schaaf to reinstate mask mandate at city buildings
Oakland’s masking requirement in libraries and other city buildings ended Nov. 28, but health officials say COVID and other dangerous respiratory illnesses are spiking again.
Posted inHealth & Environment
Oakland could establish safe injection sites to prevent overdoses
If approved by Gov. Newsom, Oakland, Los Angeles, and San Francisco could operate supervised facilities where addiction treatment and health resources are also available.
Posted inHousing & Homelessness
Oakland and Alameda County reach agreement on lead-paint money
The city would get 60% of the $24 million lawsuit settlement under a deal headed for final approval this week.
Posted inBusiness
More liquor stores in Oakland are selling fresh produce, with help from Saba Grocers Initiative
Organizing within Oakland’s Arab and Yemeni communities sparked the initiative, which is now helping convenience store owners stock their shelves with healthy food options.
Posted inHousing & Homelessness
Oakland and Alameda County won money to fight lead poisoning. They still haven’t spent it
The city and county are tussling over who should get what portion of a lead paint lawsuit settlement, and how it should be used.
Posted inNosh
Alameda County keeps mum on restaurant vaccination mandate
An East Bay home restaurant boom; local beer for your commute; the best torta ahogada; more Bites.
