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While Students Were Learning at Home, OUSD Board Gives Favorable Deal to Charter School on Public Land

View agendas, meeting details, and videos of past and present OUSD Board meetings here. The District is required to publicly notice meetings at least 24 hours in advance. In the […]

Oakland residents skeptical of ‘Slow Streets’ project

The Oakland Slow Streets project is supposed to provide space for residents to practice social distancing, but some worry it is a tool for displacement.

COVID-19: Oakland residents must wear masks in public

COVID-19 Updates: Oakland residents must wear face coverings in public; protesters call for release of Santa Rita Jail inmates; Mayor announces task force.

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Mayor Libby Schaaf to hold virtual town hall every Thursday; Community Foods Market Delivers Groceries to Seniors on EBT
How Oakland families are adjusting to the shelter-in-place

Oakland families are adjusting differently to the COVID-19 related shelter-in-place order. Amelah El-Amin profiles different families in East and West Oakland.

‘Watching church’: Oakland churches embrace technology during COVID-19 shelter in place

The shelter in place order has led churches to use technology to provide accessibility to spiritual services, like Easter.

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COVID-19: Calmness through Chaos as a Community College student and essential worker

Ryan Barba's life has been interupted by COVID-19. As a community college student and part-time essential worker, he is adapting to new routines and communication.

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Oakland closes streets during COVID-19 pandemic; unhoused residents find shelter in hotels

Starting this weekend, Oakland closed 74-miles of streets to thru traffic.

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Academic and Social Absence

"It's not just the virus that I'm afraid of. It is this human contact that has made me realize and admit it's the solitude that I am afraid of. The admission that I depend on touch therapy."

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Oakland COVID-19 Numbers: 149 Tested Positive So Far

Alameda County releases city-level data on COVID-19 cases. Oakland Voices correspondents share their experiences during pandemic. Support for local workers and food stamp recipients.