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Youth organizers staged “Breathing Room” to demand end to use of chemical agents in juvenile detention.

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Ashley Dong joins Oakland Voices through the Dow Jones Internship Program.

“It’s not quite musical theatre, and it’s not a play, but it’s also not a variety show either,” Jeri Reed said.

Media stories too often focus on severe mental illnessness, but unhoused people have other needs.

Oakland Comedian Mario Hodge recently won the Bay Area Black Comedy Competition, and his Tubi series won big at a film festival.

A year after taking over Children’s Hospital Oakland, UC San Francisco decided to move critical pediatric care out of Oakland.

Five emerging reporters are expanding Oakland Voices’ community-powered newsroom across Oakland neighborhoods this summer.

“This is a win-win-win scenario for community, affordable housing, and East Oakland,” Casey Farmer said.

Investigations into fatal shootings by California police now take so long that officers often can’t be decertified or prosecuted.

Oakland’s response to sex trafficking combines street closures, enforcement, and services, but residents question if barriers will be effective