Author Jo Ann Hollis Jo Ann's Latest Articles What We Learned From Last Year: “Missed opportunities for joy and delight will never be overlooked again” By Jo Ann Hollis ● Feature ● January 26, 2021 The pandemic has taught us to not take a single thing for granted. Caring during COVID-19: The Essential Work of Being an Airline Worker By Jo Ann Hollis ● COVID-19 ● September 9, 2020 Airport travel is increasing in Oakland. Hear from an airline worker on what it's been like being an essential worker. 17 year-old Oakland youth activist calls for allies, unity By Jo Ann Hollis ● News ● July 2, 2020 “I am driven by the ancestral spirit that guides me. I envision a place that works for everybody. A place that allows everyone to flourish and a place that embraces everyone’s identity.” Unmasked: Finding kindness in strangers underneath the COVID-19 face masks By Jo Ann Hollis ● Feature ● May 20, 2020 With many people wearing masks due to COVID-19, people are smiling with their eyes and some people are being nicer. Newcomers embrace their West Oakland neighborhood and vice versa By Jo Ann Hollis ● Past Authors ● July 28, 2016 Finding Bridget; Finding Me By Jo Ann Hollis ● Past Authors ● May 25, 2016 An issue of lack of communication more than gentrification By Jo Ann Hollis ● Past Authors ● November 12, 2015 Community, not gentrification, on Adeline By Jo Ann Hollis ● Past Authors ● September 30, 2015