September 2, 2026

Howard Dyckoff

About Howard Dyckoff

Howard Dyckoff has lived in Oakland for over 40 years and has been involved with many community groups, including Oakland Digital and Oakland Local, Block by Block, the East Oakland Boxing Association (EOBA), and CBE. A Brooklyn, New York, transplant, and an Aerospace Engineering graduate of NY Polytechnic, Howard also attended Laney College, where he wrote for the Laney Tower newspaper and was elected editor. Howard also attended the Starr King School at the Theological Union in Berkeley.

He has served as the Berkeley Free Clinic’s Outreach Coordinator, and also worked as an information technology professional at Chevron, Sybase, and Wells Fargo. He worked in both the 2010 and 2020 Census. Howard has been a regular contributor to Oakland Local and online publications such as TechTarget and Linux Gazette and currently writes for Oakland Voices. He currently does event photography and portraiture around the Bay Area.

No Picture

Open Disclosure app tracks the campaign money

November 9, 2016 Howard Dyckoff

Oakland voters have a better way to understand who is contributing to 2016 candidate races and ballot measures. The updated version of Open Discloure.io went live in mid-October, and now there is a mobile version

Community canvassers spread democracy from the streets

November 4, 2016 Howard Dyckoff

This election season, community-based organizations are getting out the vote on a number of local and statewide initiatives with tactics ranging from the old school — knocking on doors and phone banking — to the

Oaklanders say enough to trash and dumping

October 7, 2016 Howard Dyckoff

In a labor of love one recent Saturday, Oaklanders took a bite out of the trash and dumping problem in their neighborhoods by cleaning up more than 46 sites around the city during the 21st

Youth Impact Program Puts Youth in Business

May 31, 2016 Howard Dyckoff

The stakes were high: a $1,000 investment in their Oakland businesses, and they only had an allotted amount of time to convince the judges their plans were feasible, well developed and socially responsible. Eight

City Camp Oakland builds partnerships between activists, techies and the City

February 18, 2016 Howard Dyckoff

In spite of glorious sunny weather and a plethora of Super Bowl events, more than 100 citizens and city staff gathered at City Hall on February 6th to champion ways to use digital technology to solve

Young Oakland Women travel to South Africa and report back to their community

January 8, 2016 Howard Dyckoff

For Kierra Bassette-Cotton, the experience was transformative. Dane’Nicole Williams was struck by how warm everyone was. Alexis Hill learned a new openness for different foods. The 11 young women from McClymond’s High School who

Aspiration Non-Profit Tech Summit returns to Oakland with focus on Security

November 25, 2015 Howard Dyckoff

A sharpened focus on security and privacy concerns marked this 12th annual Non-profit Developer Summit last week where members of non-profit organizations and advocacy groups shared information and learned how to better apply technology .

Oakland hosts Code for America Summit

October 16, 2015 Howard Dyckoff

In keeping with its leadership role in recreating government in the digital era, Oakland last week hosted the Code for America (CfA) Summit, one of the nation’s top events in the movement that is sometimes

The David E. Glover Legacy Awards

October 16, 2015 Howard Dyckoff

Oaklanders can help with an on-going effort to build technology equity in Deep East Oakland and also meet a thought leader. On Thursday, October 15, Oakland Citizens Community for Urban Renewal (OCCUR) will host a

Pedal Fest takes flight in Jack London Square

September 9, 2015 Howard Dyckoff

Caption: Members of the BMX Pros Trick Team came up from Southern California to show their high flying bike tricks. In August, thousands of Oaklanders flocked to the Jack London Square area to learn about about

Copyright © 2024 Oakland Voices