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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.

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Oakland Activists Call For “Ed Equity or Else”

Oakland Voices chats with four activists who attended the "“Ed Equity or Else” National Day of Resistance against calls from the Federal government to prematurely reopen schools.

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Educators Propose Safety Precautions As OUSD Seeks To Reopen Some Preschools Next Week

OUSD needs to successfully negotiate Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs) with seven labor unions before school of any type can resume.

A sign painted on the ground reads "Black sanctuary = police-free schools" with people in masks behind the sign.
Oakland School Board votes unanimously to eliminate its police force by 2021

The Oakland Unified School District (OUSD) Board of Education voted unanimously to approve the “George Floyd Resolution to Eliminate the Oakland Schools Police Department” last night.

At Least 45 Oakland Public School Administrators Support Elimination of OUSD Police Force

Oakland Voices spoke with two of the principals who want to eliminate armed police in OUSD.

A red car has the window open. A hand is holding a homemade cardboard sign that says "Fund Schools Not Police BLM"
Effort to get rid of police in Oakland schools gains momentum as Black Lives Matter protests continue

A local campaign led by Black activists in Oakland to transform OUSD by expelling school police is gaining momentum.

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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 it to graduation.

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Despite Coronavirus, the Next Jackson Band Plays On and Records Its Album in Oakland

What's it like to shelter-in-place with your siblings while recording an album? JAX in East Oakland tells us.

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While Students Were Learning at Home, OUSD Board Gives Favorable Deal to Charter School on Public Land
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How Oakland Teachers are Adapting to Distance Learning after School Closures
The Black Organizing Project is calling for the elimination of the Oakland Unified School Police force.
Oakland Unified Seeks to Cut Over $20 Million for Second Year in a Row