February 2016 - Oakland Voices

Love Is What Matters

February 26, 2016 Bill Joyce

Mercy Retirement and Care Center, the highly regarded residence and service provider for senior citizens for nearly 110 years in the Fruitvale District, is not a likely venue for a book- signing. It is an

Oakland’s Fire Department is Under Staffed

February 25, 2016 Sabah Williams

Oakland’s Fire Department is currently understaffed, which is forcing our firefighters and emergency medical technician’s to work mandatory overtime hours. That was the news at a public safety committee meeting in November. Firefighters and EMT’s

What Do I Need From Walmart?

February 24, 2016 Angela Scott

Whether going North or South on the I-880 near the Hegenberger exit, the large yellow and blue sign seemed to call to every consumer bone in my body. I would instantly think “What do I

In Support of Affordable Housing at Oakland’s Brooklyn Basin Project

February 22, 2016 Sabah Williams

On Thursday February 18th, community members and Oakland city officials gathered with representatives of MidPen Housing at the site of the new Brooklyn Basin waterfront housing development. They came together to request that the state

Coal In Oakland?

February 19, 2016 Randy Filio

[slideshow_deploy id=’10370′] I ride my bike every morning in the streets of Oakland. It is reliable transportation and I love the fact that I never need to struggle for parking. One afternoon as I was

City Camp Oakland builds partnerships between activists, techies and the City

February 18, 2016 Howard Dyckoff

In spite of glorious sunny weather and a plethora of Super Bowl events, more than 100 citizens and city staff gathered at City Hall on February 6th to champion ways to use digital technology to solve

Rep. Barbara Lee Town Hall on Gun Violence Highlights Impact on the Community

February 18, 2016 Rosalinda Hernandez

On January 30, 2016, I, along with my fellow Oakland Voices correspondent Aqueila Lewis, attended a town hall on gun violence hosted by Rep. Barbara Lee (D-Oakland) at Taylor Memorial United Methodist Church. I

An Open Art Studio to Bring People Together

February 17, 2016 Bill Joyce

What happens when an artist moves her studio outdoors? What happens when the outdoor setting is a public space, in this case, seldomly used tennis courts in a tiny park across the street from Lake

What Came First, the Super Bowl or sex work?

February 16, 2016 Angela Scott

What came first, the chicken or the egg, or in this case, the Super Bowl or sex trafficking? We can safely assume that sex work came first. When cities find themselves hosting this big event,

Just in Time for Valentine’s Day – Online Dating

February 12, 2016 Randy Filio

We all know about online dating services and have heard of people finding their significant other through these websites. Or perhaps you overheard people at parties or bars talking about their sexual experiences related