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Use Your Voice, an Oakland Voices community forum

June 23, 2017 Oakland Voices

On Thursday, June 15, 2017, Oakland Voices sponsored Use Your Voice, a public forum on community news. Oakland Voices correspondents shared details about the stories they had reported about East Oakland and collected ideas

Martial Arts Sifu Bill Owens Reflects on his 50th Year

June 15, 2017 Kat Ferreira

It’s Saturday afternoon and three rows of children stand frozen in anticipation, waiting for their Martial Arts Master, Sifu Bill Owens, to walk them through the next sequence of gestures. After the children mirror his

Cascos Martial Arts Academy – A Photo Essay

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A Children’s Book Desert in the Fruitvale? Not Quite

June 15, 2017 Katharine Davies Samway

If you walk up and down Piedmont Avenue in Oakland, you’ll pass by several independent bookstores, gift shops, and children’s clothing shops, all of which stock lots of books for children. In contrast, if you

Empowering youth, disrupting cycles of violence

June 14, 2017 Tony Daquipa

The weather, like the multicultural crowd, was beautiful. The music was danceable, the live artwork was politically conscious, and the tacos and aguas frescas were plentiful. Organized by Homies 4 Justice, an internship program of

Warriors Affirm Commitment to Oakland and Greater East Bay Youth

June 14, 2017 Monica Green

Oakland is celebrating the Warriors’ Championship win. Go Warriors! Dub Nation! When the confetti clears and the Warriors head across the Bay, what can the old hometown expect? “The Warriors are committed to Oakland and

“Without 242 partner organizations and volunteers, we are limited in our capacity.”

June 13, 2017 Monica Green

How does the Alameda County Community Food Bank (ACCFB) provide the equivalent of 28 million meals a year? What do volunteers do? How does an organization manage, train and keep 17,000 volunteers a year? Why

A Place Where Community Happens

June 8, 2017 Tony Daquipa

“We’re all different, but we all have that love for Sequoia.” -Zachary Hile At the risk of missing the start of Game 1 of the NBA Finals, several generations of Sequoia students, families, and staff

Lake Merritt Monster Sighting Near Oakland A’s Proposed Stadium Site is a Sea Lion

June 7, 2017 Kat Ferreira

My first thought when I heard the splash and saw something slimy part the water was, “Dear God, the fabled Lake Merritt Monster has returned!” It was sunset and I was walking my dog Penny

Use Your Voice: A Community Forum sponsored by Oakland Voices

June 5, 2017 Oakland Voices

Oakland Voices is sponsoring a public forum on community news. What are the stories you want to see about your neighborhood? What are you most proud of? What concerns you? Come and share your