Oakland’s Class of 2020 Seniors Reflect on Past Four Years
The Class of 2020 had the end of their senior year disrupted by a deadly global pandemic, but they have proved their resilience by making[More]
Tony Daquipa
Tony Daquipa is a dad, bureaucrat, PTA Officer, photographer, hop farmer, collector of East Oakland rainwater, urban bicyclist, union thug, karaoke diva, grumpy old man, storyteller, and preserver of history.
Stories by Tony
Despite Coronavirus, the Next Jackson Band Plays On and Records Its Album in Oakland
By Tony Daquipa Posted
What's it like to shelter-in-place with your siblings while recording an album? JAX in East Oakland tells us.
While Students Were Learning at Home, OUSD Board Gives Favorable Deal to Charter School on Public Land
By Tony Daquipa Posted
View agendas, meeting details, and videos of past and present OUSD Board meetings here. The District is required to publicly notice meetings at least 24[More]
How Oakland Teachers are Adapting to Distance Learning after School Closures
By Tony Daquipa Posted
Last Friday, in response to the COVID-19 Coronavirus outbreak, the Oakland Unified School District announced that all schools and child development centers would be closing[More]
Oakland Unified Seeks to Cut Over $20 Million for Second Year in a Row
By Tony Daquipa Posted
At last week’s Oakland Unified School District (OUSD) school board meeting on February 26, several big topics were on the agenda: over $20 million in[More]
“Oakland Schools Not For Sale” – Parents Speak Out on OUSD School Closures and Police Presence
By Tony Daquipa Posted
No Justice for Oakland Families, No Peace for Oakland School Board The concept of restorative justice, an inclusive practice that prioritizes reconciliation over retribution, is[More]
Trash Can Mosaic Art
By Tony Daquipa Posted
On a cloudless but cold Saturday morning, two volunteers wearing fluorescent vests kneel in front of trash receptacles on the sidewalk along East 14th Street[More]
Undercover Healing
By Tony Daquipa Posted
“Forget about whatever you did. Just feel your heart.” -Kokou Soglo Katamani Every student in the room said that they would do it all again[More]
Empowering Youth and Disrupting Cycles of Violence
By Tony Daquipa Posted
“I give them all the advice that I didn’t get.” -Michael Muscadine The weather, like the multicultural crowd, was beautiful. The music was danceable, the[More]
A Place Where Community Happens
By Tony Daquipa Posted
“We’re all different, but we all have that love for Sequoia.” -Zachary Hile At the risk of missing the start of Game 1 of the[More]
