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Month: April 2020

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COVID-19

New Bay Area Shelter-in-Place Order

April 30, 2020 Momo Chang 2

One of the major shelter-in-place changes is expanding essential businesses to include more types of businesses, as well as opening of some outdoor businesses. […]

Health & Wellness

10 tips for people with asthma during COVID-19

April 28, 2020 Oakland Voices 0

With the high prevalance of ashtma in Oakland, here are some tips for residents living with asthma during the COVID-19 pandemic. […]

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COVID-19

Alameda County coronavirus cases to top 1,500

April 27, 2020 Rasheed Shabazz 1

Oakland COVID-19 Updates: Oakland cases increasing, artists create masks, and Oakland Police arrest two outreach workers serving unhoused residents. […]

COVID-19

Bay Area shelter-in-place order extended through May

April 27, 2020 Admin 1

The Bay Area shelter-in-place order set to expire on May 3 will be extended until the end of the month of May. […]

News

Oakland Police arrest two unhoused outreach workers during COVID-19

April 27, 2020 Admin 2

Oakland Police arrest two homeless outreach workers at gunpoint in a case of mistaken identity. One man was arrested, cited, and released. […]

COVID-19

Mask Oakland and the 411 on N95 Respirator Masks

April 27, 2020 Kat Ferreira 1

Oakland grassroots fire response group, Mask Oakland, explains why N95 respirator masks are more difficult to obtain and distribute now due to COVID-19. […]

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COVID-19

Need a COVID-19 Mask? Oakland Activists and Artists Can Help

April 27, 2020 Kat Ferreira 3

Oakland artists and activists are creating masks to keep communities safer during the COVID-19 pandemic. […]

Feature

What’s unique about Ramadan in Oakland?

April 26, 2020 Rasheed Shabazz 0

Oakland Voices asked Oakland Muslims, “What’s unique about Ramadan in Oakland?” […]

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Letters

The Black New Deal for Oakland: COVID-19 Demands

April 25, 2020 Oakland Voices 1

A group of Black organizations and leaders in Oakland released “The Black New Deal,” a list of demands related to COVID-19’s impact on African Americans. […]

COVID-19

Map shows East Oakland hit hardest by COVID-19

April 23, 2020 Rasheed Shabazz 61

COVID-19 appears to be concentrated in some of the Oakland’s lower-income communities of color. Many people lack access to testing. […]

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