December 2025 - Oakland Voices

Court filings show Flipcause executives paid themselves millions as nonprofits waited for donations.

Flipcause’s press release highlights its past success while omitting bankruptcy, debts, and ongoing legal challenges.

Attorney general advises nonprofits to file complaints about Flipcause, Inc. with his office, or other attorney generals.

Oakland’s historic White Horse Bar fosters safety, diversity, and “Fun with Love” under owner Patty Dingle.

Oakland-based Flipcause owes $29 million to more than 3,000 nonprofit organizations.

Oakland-based company claims it only processes payments.

A collaboration between Oakland Voices and The Oaklandside receives an award from the San Francisco Press Club.

Emile Suotonye DeWeaver authored, “Ghost in the Criminal Justice Machine: Reform, White Supremacy, and an Abolitionist Future.”

Stripe notified Flipcause it would no longer process payments.

LaNiece Jones said the “ongoing political gaslighting of Black communities–especially Black women–has been deeply frustrating” this year.