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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
OUSD Creates List of Schools To Be Targeted for Closure
OUSD may be moving forward with closing more schools
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
“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.
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.
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.
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








