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The smell of fresh baked bread follows me home

August 25, 2015 Rosalinda Hernandez

Waking up a Saturday morning in August and it’s already 70 degrees in East Oakland. It’s 9 in the morning and before it gets hotter, I grab my little Chihuahua, Night, and head east on

The Dimond – We Have it All

August 21, 2015 Mustafa Solomon

I want to start out by saying that I live in the Dimond District of East Oakland. I’ve been a very fortunate person to live in this neighborhood. It has everything. As a grassroots activist, I

What if They Held a Dinner and Everyone was Able to Eat

May 20, 2015 Tom Webb

“What if they held a dinner and everyone was able to eat?” This is the question 385 anti-hunger advocates posed to their state assembly representatives last week in Sacramento. Busloads of multicultural citizen activists

Oakland CROP walkers take one step at a time against hunger

April 29, 2015 Tom Webb

While Bay Area landlords, developers and real estate investors wildly cheer the latest housing boom, spiraling rents and housing prices, a small number of local residents responded Saturday morning to a more somber fact for

Two Journalistic communities tour Oakland

March 18, 2015 Erick Chavarria

Being the first newspaper in the country to have an African-American editor, The Oakland Tribune carries a tradition of diversity. Today we see this tradition continued through the Oakland Voices program it started a few

Oakland: Through a Tourist’s Lens

March 18, 2015 Sandra Muniz

On March 14, the correspondents of Oakland Voices and Sacramento Voices came together in Oakland to meet and discover the city. While driving through Oakland, we stopped at historic places that contributed to the evolution

This is Why I Hella Love Oakland

March 18, 2015 Sergio Martinez

It’s not often that I play tour guide in my hometown of Oakland. Usually when family or friends visit they want to see iconic places like the Golden Gate Bridge, Coit Tower and Fisherman’s Wharf,

Festival Food Favorite Finds a Home in Fruitvale

March 11, 2015 Tiffany Lacsado

Gone are the days of waiting patiently for the next Pacific Islander family event, Pacific Islander festival or outdoor Reggae concert to enjoy Polynesian comfort food at its finest. Mo’s Hut opened its doors in

East Oakland, the Forgotten Enclave of Oakland

October 31, 2014 Saa'un Bell

Brown fields (land contaminated by past industrial use), crowded buses, six corner stores in a seven block radius—none of which had fresh fruits or vegetables. Asthma, low-wages and affordable housing were among the many

Oakland Mayoral Candidates Speak

October 31, 2014 Le’Ana Powell

The candidates running to be the next Mayor of Oakland speak for themselves. Following are video clips of the candidates speaking at the East Oakland Building Healthy Communities mayoral forum. See what they had to