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 […]
Year: 2014
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 […]
2012 East Oakland Project Blogs
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