2026 - Oakland Voices

An Oakland chess league gives Black men and families space to compete, connect and grow.

California voters face a consequential choice over voter identification, access and election security.

Civil rights advocates say temporary court victories have not ended threats to mail voting.

Police say the technology helps solve crime. Critics say the cameras surveil residents.

Before the new ban passed, California didn’t even have a minimum age for marriage — unlike most other states.

A new state law will increase transparency of Alameda County discretionary grants.

Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library has delivered millions of books in California.

Oakland lawmaker Buffy Wicks authored bill to place Prop 43 on ballot, but she opposes it.

Oakland is spending millions on illegal dumping, but enforcement struggles to collect penalties.

Oakland Voices

A summer in Oakland introduced Saida Nor to investigative reporting, and a new possible career path.