Rasheed Shabazz

Rasheed Shabazz is a multimedia storyteller, urban planning historian, and youth development professional based in the Bay Area. He coordinates Oakland Voices and is currently in the Masters of City and Regional Planning program at UC Berkeley.

Stories by Rasheed

Oakland surpasses 10,000 COVID-19 cases

By Rasheed Shabazz Posted November 23, 2020 11:34 am

Oakland has surpassed 10,000 COVID-19 cases. According to the Alameda County Public Health Department, Oakland has 10,175 coronavirus cases. The County has 27,485. Statewide there[Read more]

Reopening plans delayed due to ‘unprecedented’ COVID-19 surge in California

By Rasheed Shabazz Posted November 16, 2020 3:10 pm

The surge in COVID-19 cases could lead to increase hospitalizations and overwhelm the health system.

Bay Area officials urge caution as flu season approaches

By Rasheed Shabazz Posted October 19, 2020 1:28 pm

Hospitals, clinics could be overwhelmed by a COVID-19 surge during flu season.

New COVID-19 cases slowing in Oakland; reopening limited activities possible

By Rasheed Shabazz Posted October 13, 2020 7:00 am

New cases of COVID-19 in Alameda County seem to be slowing down after spiking multiple times this summer. As of this weekend, Alameda County has[Read more]