2020 elections
What are Oakland’s Ballot Measures in the 2020 elections?
Oakland Voices and The Oaklandside co-reported and produced video explainers about Oakland’s four 2020 ballot measures. […]
Month: October 2020
Oakland Voices Alumni Update
Oakland Voices Alumni Update: Iris M. Crawford starts internship at InvestigateWest
Oakland Voices alumna and correspondent joins InvestigateWest’s project on decarbonizing. […]
2020 elections
Talk of the Town: New Citizens Voting for the First Time
Hear from three first-time Oakland voters: longtime immigrants who gained their citizenship status in the last year, in part, to be able to vote. […]
2020 elections
What is Oakland’s Measure Y? A video explainer by Tony Daquipa and Ashley McBride
if passed, what would Oakland’s new school bond measure do? […]
2020 elections
What is Oakland’s Measure S1? Saa’un Bell, Howard Dyckoff, and Natalie Orenstein explain
Three Oakland reporters explain how Measure S1 would change the city’s Police Commission. […]
2020 elections
What is Oakland’s Measure QQ? A video explainer by Iris Crawford and Azucena Rasilla
Oakland Voices’ Iris M. Crawford and The Oaklandside’s Azucena Rasilla explain Oakland’s youth vote ballot measure, Measure QQ. […]
2020 elections
What is Oakland’s Measure RR? A video explainer by Katharine Davies Samway and Ricky Rodas
Measure RR on Oakland’s ballot this election would increase fines for illegal dumping and other city code violations. […]
COVID-19
One in five homeless students in Oakland not attending online class
High rates of Oakland’s homeless, foster, and new immigrant students have dropped out from online learning. […]
Arts & Culture
‘Movie Night at the Lake’ brings silent disco, film, drink, & popcorn to Lake Merritt
Two Bay Area natives, Arzo Johnson (aka DJ Slowpoke) and Brandon Bailey (aka DJ B. Bailey) have hosted Movie Night At The Lake, a weekly evening event at Lake Merritt’s Empowerment Park. […]
COVID-19
Bay Area officials urge caution as flu season approaches
Hospitals, clinics could be overwhelmed by a COVID-19 surge during flu season. […]