Oakland Firefighters put out house fire
A house fire in the 1100 block of Bayview Avenue damaged the structure but did not cause any injuries yesterday. Oakland firefighters responded about 2:30 p.m.; witnesses said it took about an hour and 15 […]
A house fire in the 1100 block of Bayview Avenue damaged the structure but did not cause any injuries yesterday. Oakland firefighters responded about 2:30 p.m.; witnesses said it took about an hour and 15 […]
[slideshow_deploy id=’8273′] When one hears the word “farm,” all sorts of images cross one’s mind. The idyllic world described in the childhood nursery rhyme “Old McDonald.” Small truck farms located on the margins of country […]
Children growing up with asthma are a reality for families living in the 94621. “The most polluted zip code in Oakland,” said Nehanda Imara, an organizer with Communities for a Better Environment (CBE). “We need […]
When I first spoke with Hazel Streete of the “Her Resilience: a Mural for Women Affected by Violence” project in the late fall of 2014, her team had just found a home for their […]
I could hear, “We’re tired of this,” echoing off the walls of First Mt. Sinai Missionary Baptist Church. Brenda Payton, Oakland Voices coordinator, told correspondents from Sacramento and Oakland Voices how members from this […]
Oakland greeted the Sacramento Voices with sunshine and cool bay breezes on Saturday, March 14. Oakland Voices and Sacramento Voices correspondents boarded a bus that would take us through the heart of Oakland. Our […]
Being the first newspaper in the country to have an African-American editor, The Oakland Tribune carries a tradition of diversity. Today we see this tradition continued through the Oakland Voices program it started a few […]
Taking a tour of my own city isn’t something I’ve done before, but something everyone should do once in their life. I’m slowly piecing together the places, the people, the history of this fascinating city […]
On March 14, the correspondents of Oakland Voices and Sacramento Voices came together in Oakland to meet and discover the city. While driving through Oakland, we stopped at historic places that contributed to the evolution […]
It’s not often that I play tour guide in my hometown of Oakland. Usually when family or friends visit they want to see iconic places like the Golden Gate Bridge, Coit Tower and Fisherman’s Wharf, […]
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