I'm as Oakland-ish as can be. From an early childhood, I remember a fun and carefree life and lots of sunshine and laughter. I remember my father, for example, stowing his swim gear in a light blue denim bag secured with white nylon cords and a charcoal seahorse emblazoned on the light blue pouch. We would then all climb into the station wagon, including our little mutt dog named Pucci, and drive to Alameda beach.
Shakespearean? Is it that Art imitates Life or is it that life imitates art? Prior to arriving at the Public Safety committee meeting at Oakland[Read more]
I interviewed Andrea Contreras, granddaughter of Isabela Macias, the matriarch and founder of the La Estrellita Cafe and Bar. Contreras described when it all first[Read more]
East Oakland Youth Development Center’s (EOYDC) 30- year old facility was recently rebuilt and a grand reopening and ribbon cutting ceremony to commemorate the[Read more]