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Sara Rowley

About Sara Rowley
Sara is a proud resident of the Clinton/East Lake area of Oakland, where she enjoys her current gig as a stay-at-home mom. She grew up in Minnesota and Colorado before moving to the Bay Area in 2006. She has a background in art and worked as a graphic designer for many years. She feels her connection to the community is best held by exploring new places, asking people about their stories, and bearing witness to the changes surrounding us all.
COVID-19

How Has COVID and the Pandemic Impacted Your Life?

March 26, 2024 Sara Rowley, Brandy Collins and Katharine Davies Samway

Oakland Voices alum reflect on four years since the beginning of the pandemic. Some found new hobbies – mushroom foraging, for example – while others were at turning points in their careers.

An African American boy sits on stage reading from a book he wrote with a smile on his face
Arts & Culture

Reviews: Chapter 510’s New Youth-Written Books Full of Imagination and Creativity

April 14, 2023 Sara Rowley and Momo Chang

Some Oakland Voices correspondents read and reviewed newly published books by Chapter 510, a literary nonprofit based in Old Oakland. The youngest writers were 8 years old when they wrote their books. The published books

Past Authors

How to Stay Sane in Difficult Times: Tips from the Experts

February 21, 2017 Sara Rowley

You wake up in the morning. Your phone is close by. You can already tell there’s an avalanche of notifications about the latest gaffe from the current presidential administration. Will it be depressing? Horrifying? Or

Past Authors

Still on Fire: Artist’s Spaces in Oakland

December 16, 2016 Sara Rowley

There’s a large old Victorian boarding house, now an artist’s communal living space, in East Oakland that always makes people stop and stare when they go by. It has climbing roses, decoratively painted steps, taxidermy

Past Authors

You, Me, Us and the Election

November 21, 2016 Sara Rowley

If you’re like me, you’ve been slicing and dicing the presidential election results among your group of friends and neighbors, trying to figure out just what the hell happened on Tuesday. How did this TV

Past Authors

EastSide Arts Alliance Plans Black Cultural Zone

May 11, 2016 Sara Rowley

The 16th Annual Malcolm X Jazz Festival, organized by the EastSide Arts Alliance, is expected to draw the usual large crowds to East Oakland’s San Antonio Park on May 21st. The theme of the event

Past Authors

Middle class priced out of Oakland, too

March 30, 2016 Sara Rowley

When I first moved to Oakland in 2006, I thought I made a special discovery. I remember pulling out the road atlas and turning to the Bay Area map. “Right here,” I said to my

Past Authors

East Oakland residents speak out on Coliseum City plans

March 10, 2016 Sara Rowley

  The message at a town hall meeting about Coliseum City was loud and clear – East Oakland residents don’t want a development that ignores their needs and is designed for people who don’t live

Past Authors

Community Wish List for Lake Merritt land

September 9, 2015 Sara Rowley

At the East 12th Street Wish List planning forum last week, affordable housing activists and community members gathered under tents to exchange ideas, listen to music, and brainstorm about their community vision for a hotly

2014 East Oakland Project Blogs

Her Resilience: From a Seed to a Flower

March 25, 2015 Sara Rowley

  When I first spoke with Hazel Streete of the “Her Resilience: a Mural for Women Affected by Violence” project in the late fall of 2014, her team had just found a home for their

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Sara is a proud resident of the Clinton/East Lake area of Oakland, where she enjoys her current gig as a stay-at-home mom. She grew up in Minnesota and Colorado before moving to the Bay Area in 2006. She has a background in art and worked as a graphic designer for many years. She feels her connection to the community is best held by exploring new places, asking people about their stories, and bearing witness to the changes surrounding us all.
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