By Katrina Davis Kids hug each other goodbye, clumsily clinging to their belongings. They have giant grins as they run to the sides of their parents on the last day of school. Embracing summer break […]
By Michael Holland East Oakland’s Lockwood Gardens – also known as 65th Village – has undergone a metamorphosis. The landscape seems suddenly well kept. The maintenance crews ride golf carts from building to building. From […]
By Ronald Owens In the impeccably restored assembly hall of a Craftsman style theater in Oakland’s Preservation Park, genteel people gathered to address gun violence at a forum sponsored by the Oakland Tribune and the […]
By Howard Dyckoff The idea is simple: our lives are enmeshed in digital information and technology. We use mobile phones and computers every day and the arcs of our lives are recorded in the vertical […]
This video commemorates the 110 victims of homicide in Oakland in 2011. Darnell, Allen, Donald, Lovell, Ishmael, Alejandro, Kerry, Derek, Terrance, Raheim, Eddie, Berresford, Martin, Matthew, Brian, Sean, Terrance, Michelle, Stanley, Marion, Yancy, Charles, Deandre, […]
By Debora Gordon Eritrean food and Burmese dancers were just a couple of the attractions at Oakland’s World Refugee Day event on June 22nd. At this annual event, hosted by the East Bay Refugee […]
By Sabirah Mustafa – I began my journey through my family’s neighborhood in the Lake Merritt area of East Oakland. My starting point was on Lester Avenue. This diverse, working-to-middle class, ethnically mixed neighborhood, is what I’d like to call the “Oakland Riviera”. The name might seem misleading, because depending on which direction you walk, you might also find blight as well. Located within a three-block area of Lake Merritt, there is plenty of contrast – so much so that at times my journey felt like I crossed city limits into an entirely different town. […]
By Michael Holland – The overall health of the area in my opinion is poor. From diesel fumes, loud music, questionable people hanging out on corners, closed businesses, and a wealth of discounted cigarettes, the hope lies only in the fact that people going to work during the week will attract services in the future. […]
By Sheila Blandon – My neighborhood is one long narrow block. The streets are very close together with long blocks. There are a lot of homes with families, only a few apartments. The streets are kind of clean – cleaner than other neighborhoods around the East. The block of 69th avenue is pretty friendly and welcoming. There are always a lot of people outside. We sometimes throw BBQs in front of our home on the porch. […]
By Ronald Owens – The neighborhood is primarily residential, with single family homes on Walnut Street. Walking west on High Street from Walnut Street, the residences are mostly apartment buildings and there are a funeral home and a few retail stores, including a Laundromat, a hair salon, a pizza joint, a couple of auto repair shops, and a used appliance store. […]
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