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Month: August 2020

COVID-19

Which businesses can and can’t reopen in Oakland due to COVID-19?

August 31, 2020 Rasheed Shabazz 3

Coronavirus is “widespread” in Alameda County, limiting business reopenings. […]

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COVID-19

Caring during COVID-19: The Essential Work of Being A Caregiver

August 28, 2020 JoAnn Hollis-Bell 0

Ed, sole caregiver for his wife, both contract COVID-19 despite precautions. […]

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Health & Wellness

New Alameda County program will pay people in certain parts of Oakland to stay home if they have COVID-19

August 27, 2020 Momo Chang 5

Residents in “high risk” neighborhoods including East Oakland, West Oakland, and Fruitvale/San Antonio are eligible for the $1,250 stipend. […]

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COVID-19

Confessions of a Maskhole

August 26, 2020 Bill Joyce 5

I learned there’s now a term to describe people like me who are undisciplined mask wearers — maskholes. You know the type: we slop them on like an old sock. […]

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COVID-19

Oakland Unified and Teachers’ Union Come to Agreement on Distance Learning

August 25, 2020 Tony Daquipa 2

“We will continue to work to improve crisis distance learning and organize to get the funding and resources for a safe school reopening. We have an opportunity to make schools better than they were pre-COVID.” – OEA President Keith Brown […]

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COVID-19

Outdoor pools, nail salons, barbershops can open Friday

August 24, 2020 Rasheed Shabazz 1

Outdoor activities, services can resume, but cannot require clients to remove face coverings. […]

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COVID-19

The Pandemic is Leaving Many in Financial Crisis: SparkPoint in Oakland Offers Financial Planning Help

August 19, 2020 Brandy Collins 1

Sparkpoint One is an Oakland-based organization providing low-income households free and low-cost financial and wellness planning. […]

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Health & Wellness

Air Quality Alert for Bay Area

August 19, 2020 Momo Chang 0

The county advises people to stay indoors due to bad air quality. Here’s how to check what the air quality is like where you are. […]

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News

Pandemic, heat wave, and moving during COVID-19

August 17, 2020 Rasheed Shabazz 1

Conflict at Lake Merritt over vendors. COVID-19 cases rise to 6,000 in Oakland. […]

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COVID-19

New COVID-19 test site opens in Chinatown

August 14, 2020 Momo Chang 0

The test site will provide language assistance and is by appointment only. […]

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