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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

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

A man wears a cap, glasses, and a black mask

Confessions of a Maskhole

August 26, 2020 Bill Joyce

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.

A screen shot of a dozen diverse educators speaking during a Zoom for the Oakland Education Association.

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

August 25, 2020 Tony Daquipa

“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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Outdoor pools, nail salons, barbershops can open Friday

August 24, 2020 Rasheed Shabazz

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

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

August 19, 2020 Brandy Collins

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

A Google map with various colored dots in Oakland showing the air quality is bad.

Air Quality Alert for Bay Area

August 19, 2020 Momo Chang

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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Pandemic, heat wave, and moving during COVID-19

August 17, 2020 Rasheed Shabazz

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

A white tent with a table inside for COVID testing.

New COVID-19 test site opens in Chinatown

August 14, 2020 Momo Chang

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

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COVID-19 cases rise in Oakland’s Fruitvale

August 14, 2020 Iris Crawford

Amid coronavirus, teachers reach tentative deal and police say crime on the rise.

Finding sustained Bay Area beauty outdoors during COVID-19

August 13, 2020 Amelah El-Amin

Observe some of the beauty in the Bay Area’s natural environment.

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