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Tony Daquipa

Tony Daquipa is a dad, essential bureaucrat, photographer, urban cyclist, union thug, wannabe stonemason, karaoke diva, grumpy old man, storyteller, and preserver of history.

Tony's Latest Articles

A banner that says "hands off our schools" in bold red letters in front of Oakland City Hall
School Closures Will Impact Oakland’s Most Vulnerable Students: Disproportionately Low-income, Special Education, and English Learners
students holding signs outside middle school saying "save us"
Oakland Students, Teachers, Community Mobilize to Oppose District Plan to Permanently Close Schools
a map with red stars on different schools in Oakland.
OUSD Creates List of Schools To Be Targeted for Closure

OUSD may be moving forward with closing more schools

a wall outside a school that says "make oakland proud"
Oakland Students Call for Strike Next Week Over School Safety
Bright orange sky lit by California wildfire
Free Air Purifiers for Bay Area’s Vulnerable Residents

As California's wildfires continue to rage, free air purifier program for low-income folks with asthma will be available

A Latinx youth holds up a screen to take a selfie with a group of people behind him smiling and posing.
“Homeroom” Documentary Highlights Youth Activism in Oakland and Gives a Sense of Hope

"Homeroom" documentary by Peter Nicks is the most hopeful in the trilogy of films focusing on Oakland's public institutions.

a collage of colorful vendors at the Indigenous Red Market, and some performers as well.
Community is Key to Indigenous Red Market in Fruitvale

The Indigenous Red Market, co-sponsored by NAHC and the Intertribal Friendship House, is free to the public. Indigenous Red Market in Oakland, CA, was started by the Native American Health Center and Intertribal Friendship House.

An image of a school with gates in the front and the words "Fremont High"
Fremont High, a school re-built with love, community, and bond measure money

An East Oakland school that formerly resembled a prison, according to some, now has a state-of-the-art campus.

A group of women decked out in Oakland Raiders gear pose smiling in a photo in the parking lot.
Longtime Raiders Fans Reminisce about Tailgate Parties in East Oakland from yesteryear

Longtime Raiders fans feel left behind by NFL as team moves to Las Vegas.

Oakland Unified and Teachers’ Union Come to Agreement on Distance Learning

"We will continue to work to improve crisis distance learning and organize to get the funding and resources for a safe school reopening. We have an opportunity to make schools better than they were pre-COVID.” - OEA President Keith Brown