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 […]
After agreeing to a Negotiated Settlement Agreement (NSA) in response to a lawsuit for police misconduct 12 years ago, the city of Oakland has paid $30 million in court monitoring costs and is still not […]
In 2001, celebrated artist Favianna Rodriguez co-founded the EastSide Arts Alliance (EAA) and Visual Element in Oakland, CA, to train young artists in the tradition of muralism. The San Antonio neighborhood, where EAA resides, is […]
When Erin Clark, 20, discovered Downtown TAY (Transitional Age Youth) in Oakland last year, it’s safe to say she didn’t have a strong sense of herself. As a girl, she had spent time in schools […]
Yaelisa, Artistic Director for Caminos Flamencos, is considered a master instructor in the art of Flamenco. Yaelisa teaches Flamenco workshops and classes all over the Bay Area. She teaches in Oakland, Berkeley, SF and beyond. […]
As the clouds lifted and hundreds mustered at Frank Ogawa Plaza on Martin Luther King Day, a spirited group of about 75 supporters of Haiti gathered two blocks away at the Ronald Dellums Federal Building […]
My earliest memory of actually seeing a gun is probably the gun my dad owned when I was a kid. It was a beautiful gun, or at least as I recall it. It had […]
The dude drew a weapon (hand gun) and made the ugliest grimace that one could imagine. And then he hollered, “Gimme yo sh*t!!” It was 18 minutes past midnight, on the 26th of December […]
When talking about the subject of guns or gun control in this country, we have to understand that just because we live in the same country doesn’t mean we share the same reality. Intersectionality […]
The first time I saw a gun was in my grandmother’s attic. The attic was off limits, accessible only by stairs from a second floor bedroom. I had to have been with my father. […]
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