2020 - Page 17 of 20 - Oakland Voices

Tuesday Night Neighborhood Concert with Grammy-nominated Latin Jazz Artist in Oakland During Shelter-at-Home Order

April 9, 2020 Katharine Davies Samway

It’s 6:15 p.m. on Tuesday evening in Oakland and neighbors are gathering for a quickly-arranged concert on their street. People sit and stand on their porches, steps, and sidewalks. An older couple enjoys the concert

The Meaning of Passover During the COVID-19 Pandemic

April 8, 2020 Oakland Voices

The COVID-19 pandemic highlights the abuse of power, inequities, and the need to care for all people.

Oakland Jews celebrate Passover amid Coronavirus

April 8, 2020 Rasheed Shabazz

COVID-19 and the Bay Area shelter in place have led Oakland Jews adjust how they celebrate Passover.

An arch over the street that says "Laurel."

Sheltering-in-Place in the Laurel District

April 8, 2020 Bill Joyce

Mine is the only car as I pull up to 35th and MacArthur early Tuesday morning. Usually swarming with students on their way to Skyline High and workers heading downtown or BART, only one man

cellular image of novel coronavirus with the word Oakland above

Alameda County must publish racial, city-level data for COVID-19 cases and deaths

April 8, 2020 Rasheed Shabazz

Alameda County must collect and publish race/ethnicity demographic and city-level COVID-19 data, otherwise, it will be impossible to direct resources to flatten the curve or address inequities in access to testing, future treatment, and ultimately, life and death.

Oakland opens second COVID-19 testing site, residents raise funds for service providers

April 6, 2020 Rasheed Shabazz

Oakland opens COVID-19 testing site for workers and residents create economic relief funds for Oakland residents.

Unhoused in Oakland During COVID-19 Pandemic

April 6, 2020 Markaya Spikes

The challenges I face as an unhoused Oakland resident during the COVID-19 pandemic are income and work, access to essentials, and taking care of my daughter.

COVID-19 in Oakland: Updates and Resources

April 6, 2020 Admin

Follow Oakland Voices’ COVID-19 coverage here, with twice-a-week news updates and articles. Check out Masks We Wear, reflections from our Oakland Voices Correspondents about how they feel wearing a mask and the issues it brings

A firefighter is holding a glass container of hand sanitizer. In the back is a bright red firetruck that says "Oakland Fire Dept."

West Oakland Distillery Wright & Brown is Keeping It Clean By Producing Hand Sanitizer for First Responders

April 6, 2020 Iris Crawford

Wright & Brown Distilling Co. has been in West Oakland for five years, making award-winning bourbon, rye whiskey, rum, and single malt. Each one of their bottles are made onsite, starting with a 250 gallon

New Bay Area COVID-19 shelter-in-place order, Oakland schools closed, unemployment rises

April 2, 2020 Rasheed Shabazz

Oakland COVID-19 Update: New Shelter-in-place, Oakland schools closed, unemployment rises