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COVID-19 Did Not Get the Best of Me: How I Rapturously Dealt With the Pandemic
Oakland Voices alumna Tonya Shipp shares her experience of what life has been like since the pandemic.
Vaccine recalled by state not distributed in Alameda County
COVID-19 still widespread in Oakland, Alameda County.
New Priorities Will Speed Vaccine Distribution in Oakland
Information on vaccine roll-out in Oakland and beyond.
Oakland nears 20,000 COVID cases; Coliseum might be vaccination site
COVID-19 cases in Oakland expand.
Bringing the Political into the Classroom
"For the first time in my years of teaching, I taught “sedition,” “insurrection,” “coup d’état,”[Read more]
Alameda County faces ‘biggest surge of COVID-19 cases’ since pandemic...
Stay home and wear a mask -- if you can.
What We Learned From Last Year – Oakland Voices Correspondents...
Editor’s Note: We asked our alumni and correspondents to reflect on 2020, and/or what to[Read more]
Looking back on 2020: My Family’s Housing Journey and A...
Editor’s Note: We asked our alumni and correspondents to reflect on 2020, and/or what to[Read more]
COVID-19 Cases Surged in Oakland in December
COVID-19 cases surged in Oakland in December 2020.
COVID-19 Vaccines roll out to Oakland healthcare workers
Doctors, nurses, and other healthcare and frontline workers in Oakland have begun receiving the COVID-19[Read more]
Verzuz battle meant more to Oakland and the Bay Area...
The Verzuz battle between Bay Area natives E-40 and Too Short was the best way[Read more]
Taking a Short Break, and We Will Be Back in...
Hello dear Oakland Voices readers and community, We will be taking a holiday break until[Read more]
COVID Vaccination Begins as ICU Beds Fall Below 15 Percent;...
ICU BEDS IN REGION IMPACTED Just as the COVID-19 vaccines arrive to frontline workers in[Read more]
The Road Leads Back to You, Georgia
Activists from Oakland are letter-writing and phone-banking in hopes of a Democratic senate takeover in[Read more]
Oakland COVID News: Playgrounds Can Be Open, Alameda County Cases...
County ICU hospitalizations increase; Teachers push back on district's re-opening plan; playgrounds can open
Oakland, Where Prostate Cancer and COVID-19 Intersect
A program for African American men with prostate cancer pivoted to organizing COVID testing for[Read more]
Here’s how California’s stay-at-home order affects Oakland
Temporary closures and restrictions will help slow the spread of COVID-19 and keep hospitals functioning,[Read more]
OUSD has a targeted re-opening date of January 25, 2021,...
OUSD has submitted its re-opening plan to the county, including a targeted re-opening date for[Read more]
Oakland Voices Alumni Updates: Books published, articles written, and leadership...
We caught up with a few Oakland Voices alumni to see where the program has[Read more]
Oakland residents donate masks, meals on Thanksgiving
COVID-19 has changed the way families gather on Thanksgiving holiday, and how residents give and[Read more]
Parenting During a Pandemic: Candase Chambers Says Lack of Peers...
One Oakland mom says lack of peer interaction and sports one of the biggest gaps[Read more]
Caring during COVID-19: The Essential work of being an EMT
We caught up with essential worker, EMT Allen Hernandez from West Oakland.
Oakland surpasses 10,000 COVID-19 cases
Oakland has surpassed 10,000 COVID-19 cases. According to the Alameda County Public Health Department, Oakland[Read more]
Curfew for Non-essential Activities Starts Saturday, Nov. 21 at 10...
Takeout, walking one's dog, going to the grocery store are still allowed after curfew.
Talk of the Town: OUSD Teachers in a Distance Learning...
OUSD teachers share the challenges of distance learning, and what it would take to go[Read more]
Oaklander recalls living in Portland during COVID and days of...
An Oakland community college student moves to Portland, Oregon during the pandemic, only to return[Read more]
Reopening plans delayed due to ‘unprecedented’ COVID-19 surge in California
The surge in COVID-19 cases could lead to increase hospitalizations and overwhelm the health system.
Fremont High, a school re-built with love, community, and bond...
An East Oakland school that formerly resembled a prison, according to some, now has a[Read more]
Talk of the Town: OUSD Teachers in a Distance Learning...
Oakland Voices spoke with some teachers about the challenges and surprises of distance learning.
Parenting During a Pandemic: Oakland Mom, Malinda Bun, of Cambodian...
Managing distance learning with five children.
Oakland Celebrates Biden and Harris Win by the Lake
Amid whoops and cheers and a cacophony of car horns, Oaklanders came out to celebrate[Read more]
Parenting During a Pandemic: Oakland Mom Dina Kenna Says Services...
"It shouldn’t be a struggle. I shouldn’t have to go through no sleep and a[Read more]
Early 2020 Elections Reactions and Results for Oakland
Oakland's ballot measures passing by wide margins; council and school board races too close to[Read more]
Quiet in-person voting this Sunday, but huge number of early...
58 percent of Oakland voters have returned their ballots. We caught up with a few[Read more]
What are Oakland’s Ballot Measures in the 2020 elections?
Oakland Voices and The Oaklandside co-reported and produced video explainers about Oakland’s four 2020 ballot[Read more]
Oakland Voices Alumni Update: Iris M. Crawford starts internship at...
Oakland Voices alumna and correspondent joins InvestigateWest's project on decarbonizing.
Talk of the Town: New Citizens Voting for the First...
Hear from three first-time Oakland voters: longtime immigrants who gained their citizenship status in the[Read more]
What is Oakland’s Measure Y? A video explainer by Tony...
if passed, what would Oakland's new school bond measure do?
What is Oakland’s Measure S1? Saa’un Bell, Howard Dyckoff, and...
Three Oakland reporters explain how Measure S1 would change the city's Police Commission.
What is Oakland’s Measure QQ? A video explainer by Iris...
Oakland Voices' Iris M. Crawford and The Oaklandside's Azucena Rasilla explain Oakland's youth vote ballot[Read more]
What is Oakland’s Measure RR? A video explainer by Katharine...
Measure RR on Oakland's ballot this election would increase fines for illegal dumping and other[Read more]
One in five homeless students in Oakland not attending online...
High rates of Oakland's homeless, foster, and new immigrant students have dropped out from online[Read more]
‘Movie Night at the Lake’ brings silent disco, film, drink,...
Two Bay Area natives, Arzo Johnson (aka DJ Slowpoke) and Brandon Bailey (aka DJ B.[Read more]
Third Annual Drunken Film Festival in Oakland gets a update
The festival takes place at Oakland Tribune Tower through Sunday, October 18, 2020.
“Hustle & Play” workbook focuses on reflection and comes with...
"2020 was an unusual time to have a planner. The world that we had become[Read more]
“Para Chuparse Los Dedos” (“Finger-licking Good”) Central American Recipes and...
Cut off from our homelands as refugees not able to return, our food recipes are[Read more]
Pepian recipe from “Para Chuparse Los Dedos”
Pepian, a meat stew recipe from Guatemala. Recipe by Vilma Morales-Garcia. from "Para Chuparse Los[Read more]
Sopa de res, a Salvadoran soup recipe from “Para Chuparse...
Read the article by Marabet Morales about the new Central American-focused cookbook and oral history[Read more]
Nacatamales, a Nicaraguan tamales recipe from “Para Chuparse Los Dedos”
A Nicaraguan tamales recipe courtesy of "Para Chuparse Los Dedos."
Longtime Raiders Fans Reminisce about Tailgate Parties in East Oakland...
Longtime Raiders fans feel left behind by NFL as team moves to Las Vegas.
Arts & Culture
Verzuz battle meant more to Oakland and the Bay Area than just entertainment
The Verzuz battle between Bay Area natives E-40 and Too Short was the best way to close off a tumultuous year.
- ‘Movie Night at the Lake’ brings silent disco, film, drink, & popcorn to[Read more]
- Third Annual Drunken Film Festival in Oakland gets a update
- “Hustle & Play” workbook focuses on reflection and comes with a community
- “Para Chuparse Los Dedos” (“Finger-licking Good”) Central American Recipes and Stories from the[Read more]
- Longtime Raiders Fans Reminisce about Tailgate Parties in East Oakland from yesteryear
- Laurel Book Store Closes After Almost 20 years in Oakland
- Local Artists Beautify Community Fridges as COVID-19 Continues
- Oakland’s artist communities are “calling in” perpetrators
Education
Bringing the Political into the Classroom
"For the first time in my years of teaching, I taught “sedition,” “insurrection,” “coup d’état,” and “treason.""
- Oakland COVID News: Playgrounds Can Be Open, Alameda County Cases Rise
- OUSD has a targeted re-opening date of January 25, 2021, with many caveats
- Parenting During a Pandemic: Candase Chambers Says Lack of Peers and Sports Biggest[Read more]
- Talk of the Town: OUSD Teachers in a Distance Learning World (Part 2)
- Fremont High, a school re-built with love, community, and bond measure money
- Talk of the Town: OUSD Teachers in a Distance Learning World
- Parenting During a Pandemic: Oakland Mom, Malinda Bun, of Cambodian Street Food
- Parenting During a Pandemic: Oakland Mom Dina Kenna Says Services for Autistic Child[Read more]
Masks We Wear
Confessions of a Maskhole
I learned there’s now a term to describe people like me who are undisciplined mask wearers — maskholes. You know the type: we slop them on like an old[Read more]
- Welcome to Las Vegas: My family searches for home in the midst of[Read more]
- Crafting a Mask to Match my Coronavirus Crown
- Masks will be around for a while, sew I’ll keep making them
- COVID-19: Different Masks for Different Situations
- With COVID-19 masks mandatory, smiles more important
- Wearing a COVID-19 mask triggers my trauma
- The bright side of wearing a mask: No one tells me I should[Read more]
- Unmasked: Finding kindness in strangers underneath the COVID-19 face masks
