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Street Food – the positives and negatives

May 2, 2016 Randy Filio

Food, food, food. Can’t stop eating it, can’t stop loving it. East Oakland has a lot of food stands, food trucks and cars all over the street. The food diversity you see in East

Alameda County Community Food Bank combats Hunger

May 2, 2016 Sabah Williams

Statistics show that hunger is very prevalent in Alameda County. According to the Alameda County Community Food Bank, one in five residents within the county is suffering from hunger- related issues and need assistance feeding

Barbara Zavala – The Personification of Giving Back

October 28, 2015 Bill Joyce

The morning wash flapped in the breeze in the backyard of the Oakland Catholic Worker (OCW), near the corner of International Blvd and 50th, on a recent Tuesday morning. Upstairs, a young mother — a

Everett and Jones – “Dream a dream that makes you happy.”

October 28, 2015 Saleem Gilmore

The success of Everett and Jones barbecue as a business is based on the values that have sustained the family for over four generations. Dorothy King, owner of Everett and Jones, reflected on her mother’s

La Estrellita – The Third Generation

October 26, 2015 Carlos Gonzalez

I interviewed Andrea Contreras, granddaughter of Isabela Macias, the matriarch and founder of the La Estrellita Cafe and Bar. Contreras described when it all first started in 1969. Initially her grandmother worked in various capacities

Cooking with Integrity, Despite the Challenges

October 20, 2015 Marilu Aguilar

I don’t always walk the International Blvd. corridor between 23rd and 25th Street alone. I try to convince myself that it’ll be fine and that I’ll be safe, but a few months ago, a random

Out on the streets with Street Level

September 29, 2015 Bill Joyce

Don Francisco, a Street Level outreach worker who delivers breakfast to day laborers, is a little worried. Forty containers aren’t sufficient for the number of workers that he will see in the next couple of

Hope Collaborative

September 28, 2015 Mustafa Solomon

Hope Collaborative is a collective of Bay Area organizations and community residents that works to help families and youth work towards healthy living in East and West Oakland. Officially, it has been around for 7 years,

Street Level – a safety net of the safety net

September 21, 2015 Bill Joyce

Health clinic volunteer Hermalinda Aguiar leaned forward and said, “We have a saying: ‘Panza llena, corazón contento; Full belly, a happy heart.’” In a phrase, the recent San Francisco State alumna captures the mission of

On a mission: Kelly Carlisle and Acta Non Verba

September 16, 2015 Rosalinda Hernandez

I called Acta Non Verba (“ANV”) to see if I could stop by for a tour of the farm and to interview Kelly Carlisle, the founder and executive director of the organization. Little did I