2014 East Oakland Project Blogs
Month: July 2014
2014 East Oakland Project Blogs
FM Smith Park
By Shavonnee Clark As I sat on a bench at FM Smith Park on East 20th Street and Park in east Oakland, a calming breeze filled the air. It was 5:30pm on a Tuesday […]
2014 East Oakland Project Blogs
An Evening in San Antonio Park
By Jimmy Jordan As the sun begins to set over Downtown Oakland, San […]
2014 East Oakland Project Blogs
Healing & Art at Highland Hospital
By Erick Chavarría Twenty-four hours a day the electronic doors open and close. I sit in front of Highland Hospital and wonder about all the stories that go untold here as this particular emergency […]
2014 East Oakland Project Blogs
Bancroft between 66th Ave. and Havenscourt
By Tiffany Lacsado It is a Sunday mid-morning on Bancroft Avenue between 66th and Havenscourt. People are milling around going from one place to the next. The “saved” are in cars circling the block, praying to […]
2014 East Oakland Project Blogs
Cesar Chavez Park at Night
By Sergio Martinez 9:24 pm, Wednesday, July 2. Cesar Chavez Park (located on Foothill Blvd. between Bridge Ave and 38th Avenues.) Slightly cold with a slight breeze. I sat near the end farthest from Foothill, […]
2014 East Oakland Project Blogs
Ms. Lola’s Place
By Tom Webb It may seem odd to suggest that a homeless woman actually has a place to call her own. Ms. Lola is a middle-aged African-American woman who stands vigil on International Boulevard near […]