March 26, 2026

Kat Ferreira

About Kat Ferreira

An Oakland resident for over 25 years, Kat Ferreira's local Fruitvale area roots skip back a few generations to the early 1900s. Active in the community, she has volunteered with a variety of Oakland-based nonprofit organizations and neighborhood groups, including the Eastlake Music Festival, Friends of the Oakland Fox theater, Wardrobe for Opportunity, and more. Her professional background spans the public, private, and nonprofit sectors, with an emphasis on community advocacy, nonprofit fundraising, social policy research, online marketing and social media. You can follow Kat on Twitter and Instagram.

Street Level Health Project: Safety Net for Oakland Workers Celebrates its 15th Year

March 20, 2017 Kat Ferreira

In the wake of anti-immigrant policies and rhetoric, national civil rights organizations have experienced a wave of unprecedented support. For example, in one weekend alone, the American Civil Liberties Union national chapter received $24 Million

Newfound Celebrity for Chef Charleen Caabay of Oakland’s Kainbigan

January 13, 2017 Kat Ferreira

There are many ways to define comfort food. Some favor recipes that elicit childhood memories of satisfying home-cooked meals. Others define comfort food as meals that “stick to your bones” or cure hangovers. The hearty

Oakland United in Sorrow and Celebration

December 30, 2016 Kat Ferreira

“Thank you! Love you, Oakland!” Xavier Dphrepaulezz shouted at the end of Fantastic Negrito’s brief set. Those five words summarized a recurring theme during an intensely emotional night dedicated to the victims of the deadly Ghost

Hasta Muerte Coffee: Miracle on Fruitvale and East 27th Street

November 29, 2016 Kat Ferreira

It can be hard to imagine what the Fruitvale neighborhood was like 100 years ago. Originally named for orchards of cherry and apricot trees, the fertile soil, once rich from the Sausal and Peralta Creeks,

In Oakland, Sometimes Who’s President Doesn’t Matter as much as Who’s Policing

November 21, 2016 Kat Ferreira

“Were you able to get off work?” my Oakland Voices partner, Cinque called to ask. I was en route to the East Bay Times office but I had forgotten to text him before leaving. I

They nicknamed her Cinderella but she was more like Superwoman

November 4, 2016 Kat Ferreira

The day began like any other, as 18-year-old Phyllis D’Almeida made her way to school. Her thoughts were focused on the calculus exam she was scheduled to take that morning. But when she arrived at

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