October 2015 - Page 2 of 2

Oakland hosts Code for America Summit

October 16, 2015 Howard Dyckoff

In keeping with its leadership role in recreating government in the digital era, Oakland last week hosted the Code for America (CfA) Summit, one of the nation’s top events in the movement that is sometimes

The David E. Glover Legacy Awards

October 16, 2015 Howard Dyckoff

Oaklanders can help with an on-going effort to build technology equity in Deep East Oakland and also meet a thought leader. On Thursday, October 15, Oakland Citizens Community for Urban Renewal (OCCUR) will host a

East Oakland Youth Development Center: A National Model

October 15, 2015 Carlos Gonzalez

East Oakland Youth Development Center’s (EOYDC) 30- year old facility was recently rebuilt and a grand reopening and ribbon cutting ceremony to commemorate the marvelous history and the new era dawning on the facility

A True Trailblazer in Oakland

October 14, 2015 Mustafa Solomon

Stan Dodson is the executive producer of the film, “Trailhead.” He is also the manager of La Farine Bakery in the Dimond District and past board member of the Dimond Improvement Association and Friends of

A Night with the Oakland Symphony

October 14, 2015 Sabah Williams

The Oakland Symphony kicked off its new season with Renshaw and Rachmaninoff at the Paramount Theater on Friday October 2nd, 2015. It was the first time I had been to the symphony in years. I

Heroes, Pyramids and a Colossal Head

October 14, 2015 Angela Scott

Brooding bodies surging onto cracked streets stained with drops of ripened watermelon slices sold from a corner stand where two Mexican women chismes (gossip) after they hand you your change. Babies pushing babies in strollers while toothless