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Jo Ann Hollis

A black and white image of a woman wearing a hat, glasses, and a face mask standing outside by boat docks
Feature

What We Learned From Last Year: “Missed opportunities for joy and delight will never be overlooked again”

January 26, 2021 Jo Ann Hollis

The pandemic has taught us to not take a single thing for granted.

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COVID-19

Caring during COVID-19: The Essential Work of Being an Airline Worker

September 9, 2020 Jo Ann Hollis

Airport travel is increasing in Oakland. Hear from an airline worker on what it’s been like being an essential worker.

An African American teen girl, Alysia Reaves, speaks into a microphone behind a podium in front of SF City Hall.
News

17 year-old Oakland youth activist calls for allies, unity

July 2, 2020 Jo Ann Hollis

“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.”

Feature

Unmasked: Finding kindness in strangers underneath the COVID-19 face masks

May 20, 2020 Jo Ann Hollis

With many people wearing masks due to COVID-19, people are smiling with their eyes and some people are being nicer.

Past Authors

Newcomers embrace their West Oakland neighborhood and vice versa

July 28, 2016 Jo Ann Hollis

Just last year, the word “gentrification” tore through our Adeline neighborhood when news stories reported about conflicts over a church’s choir practice. But it left the residents determined to defend and hold on to our

Past Authors

Finding Bridget; Finding Me

May 25, 2016 Jo Ann Hollis

Bridget found me in 2011. At the time I didn’t know that her existence would have such an impact on me. I wrote about our encounter that day because I wanted my Facebook friends to

Past Authors

An issue of lack of communication more than gentrification

November 12, 2015 Jo Ann Hollis

When members of the Oak Center Neighborhood Association (OCNA) met Nov. 2 for the regular monthly meeting, they were more interested in what wasn’t listed as an agenda item – a proposed demonstration on Nov.

Past Authors

Community, not gentrification, on Adeline

September 30, 2015 Jo Ann Hollis

A warm and secure feeling of community continues to thrive in the neighborhood along Adeline Street. The street that stretches from Berkeley to the Port of Oakland holds memories of the past and looks forward

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