December 2017 - Oakland Voices

Hope Dealers and Spirit Wheelers

December 19, 2017 Hannah Moore

The East side of the O in the Wild Wild West, California’s desert and no man’s land. This desert isn’t only craving water but thirsty for so much more. Seminary to Havenscourt is not yet

Love letter to the Fruitvale

December 15, 2017 Patricia Contreras-Flores

Kalil and I were in bed just last night and at about 8 p.m. we heard firecrackers outside our bedroom window. Several rounds of fire crackers-crackle, boom, swoosh. We just laughed hard, what are

The Glenview District: The Past. The Present. What Is The Future?

December 12, 2017 Ryan Barba

The Glenview District is a neighborhood in East Oakland that is home to some of the city’s highest- rated restaurants and local businesses. It serves as a crown jewel on Park Boulevard that is within

Dishing Up a Kinfolks Thanksgiving

December 8, 2017 Bill Joyce

The Kinfolks Motorcycle Club’s annual Thanksgiving dinner at Palo Vista Gardens is still an hour away but the dinner guests are already gathering. Joanne Berstine, a 35 -year resident of the senior housing residence, is