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If You Live Here, Join Us

April 24, 2014 by Oakland Voices 1 Comment

If You Live Here, Join Us

Oakland Voices is seeking 10 new correspondents for our 2014 East Oakland class. Applications will be available May 1, 2014. View Oakland Voices Summer 2014 target area in a larger map

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PHOTOS: Congratulations, graduates!

March 13, 2013 by Katrina Davis Leave a Comment

PHOTOS: Congratulations, graduates!

Congratulations to all of our East Oakland 2012-2013 correspondents. We were thrilled to celebrate your hard work, and your commitment to your city, at our graduation last month. The Oakland Tribune, The Maynard Institute, and your site director Christopher Johnson wish you all nothing but the best as you continue to tell the stories of …Read more…

Filed Under: 2012 East Oakland Project Blogs

Our future doctors and nurses, straight out of East Oakland

March 13, 2013 by Katherine Brown 1 Comment

Our future doctors and nurses, straight out of East Oakland

By Katherine Brown In looking at the negative perception many people have of East Oakland, one would think that there was no opportunity for success, especially amongst youth. With limited resources and outlets to support youth in their professional and academic development, the future seems to be very bleak for young people. However, organizations like …Read more…

Filed Under: 2012 East Oakland Project Blogs Tagged With: ACHPP, Alameda County Health Pipeline Partnership, careers, Dr. Jocelyn Freeman-Garrick, east oakland, Health Care, Healthy, Highland Hospital, jobs, Oakland Voices, UCSF

A Day in the Life of Lam Vo

March 5, 2013 by Debora Gordon 2 Comments

A Day in the Life of Lam Vo

By Debora Gordon Lam ended a recent letter with “Write me when you find the time. I certainly have all the time in the world to wait.” This prompted me to ask him what it is really like to be living in prison and what typical days are like. He sent me a detailed account. …Read more…

Filed Under: 2012 East Oakland Project Blogs Tagged With: crime, east oakland, Gun Ownership, Gun Violence, Juvenile justice, Lam Vo, oakland, Oakland Schools, Oakland teachers, OPD, OUSD, Second Amendment, shootings, Teachers, violence, Violent Crime, youth

My Magic Pill

March 4, 2013 by Sabirah Mustafa 1 Comment

My Magic Pill

This piece was done in collaboration with the What’s Your Story? Project of KQED’s California Report. By Sabirah Mustafa I used to wish for a magic pill what would enable me to swallow away my problems so I could successfully navigate my unfulfilled life. But when I found it, it wasn’t in any pharmacy. For …Read more…

Filed Under: 2012 East Oakland Project Blogs

Why I Go to Oakland’s Public City Meetings, & You Should, Too

March 4, 2013 by Sabirah Mustafa Leave a Comment

Why I Go to Oakland’s Public City Meetings, & You Should, Too

By Sabirah Mustafa If you attend town hall meetings, protests, and demonstrations, you may have heard the public demanding to be heard when public policies affect them. But when I recently attended two meetings – Alameda County Mental Health Board (ACMHB) and BART’s Citizen Review Board (CRB) – I discovered very few members of the …Read more…

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The English Center

March 4, 2013 by Jian Di Liang 2 Comments

The English Center

By Jian Di Liang Being in the United States for two and a half years, my happiest time was the period studying at the English Center – a non-profit organization that helps new immigrants, refugees, and international students improve English skills and find jobs. To me, the Center was like a small society. I met …Read more…

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Body Art for Cars

February 24, 2013 by Debora Gordon Leave a Comment

Body Art for Cars

By Debora Gordon Say you have a black Honda. Or a white Chevy van. Drive around all day and see dozens of cars indistinguishable from yours. But it does not have to be that way. About two and a half years ago, Terry Cullinane and Frank Placas founded My Beautiful Ride as a vehicle (pun …Read more…

Filed Under: 2012 East Oakland Project Blogs Tagged With: Art, Cars, east oakland, oakland

A Former Teachers’ Union President Considers Her Legacy

February 23, 2013 by Debora Gordon Leave a Comment

A Former Teachers’ Union President Considers Her Legacy

Former Oakland Education Association President and current Sequoia Elementary School teacher Betty Olson-Jones poses in her 5th grade classroom Photo: Oakland Voices/Debora Gordon January 2013 By Debora Gordon Betty Olson-Jones is back in the classroom after two terms as the president of the Oakland Education Association. As Betty was approaching the end of her second …Read more…

Filed Under: 2012 East Oakland Project Blogs Tagged With: east oakland, Oakland teachers, OUSD, Teachers

To a Cop On a Chase, a Stolen Car May Be Worth More Than Your Life

February 23, 2013 by Ronald Owens 1 Comment

To a Cop On a Chase, a Stolen Car May Be Worth More Than Your Life

By Ronald Owens What’s more valuable, your life or a stolen vehicle? To most people, that’s probably a no-brainer. Your life, of course. Let’s rephrase the question. What’s more valuable to a police officer chasing a suspected car thief – the stolen car, or your life? Judging from the frequency with which innocent bystanders are …Read more…

Filed Under: 2012 East Oakland Project Blogs Tagged With: east oakland, Oakland Police, OPD, police chase

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