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Mask Oakland and the 411 on N95 Respirator Masks

April 27, 2020 Kat Ferreira

Oakland grassroots fire response group, Mask Oakland, explains why N95 respirator masks are more difficult to obtain and distribute now due to COVID-19.

Arts & Culture

Need a COVID-19 Mask? Oakland Activists and Artists Can Help

April 27, 2020 Kat Ferreira

Oakland artists and activists are creating masks to keep communities safer during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Map shows East Oakland hit hardest by COVID-19

April 23, 2020 Rasheed Shabazz

COVID-19 appears to be concentrated in some of the Oakland’s lower-income communities of color. Many people lack access to testing.

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OUSD School Board Update, Oakland Councilman Calls for East Oakland COVID-19 Test Site

April 23, 2020 Momo Chang

Oakland school board gives 40-year lease to charter school and extends school police contract.

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Academic and Social Absence

April 13, 2020 JoAnn Hollis-Bell

“It’s not just the virus that I’m afraid of. It is this human contact that has made me realize and admit it’s the solitude that I am afraid of. The admission that I depend on touch therapy.”

Alameda County must publish racial, city-level data for COVID-19 cases and deaths

April 8, 2020 Rasheed Shabazz

Alameda County must collect and publish race/ethnicity demographic and city-level COVID-19 data, otherwise, it will be impossible to direct resources to flatten the curve or address inequities in access to testing, future treatment, and ultimately, life and death.

A firefighter is holding a glass container of hand sanitizer. In the back is a bright red firetruck that says "Oakland Fire Dept."

West Oakland Distillery Wright & Brown is Keeping It Clean By Producing Hand Sanitizer for First Responders

April 6, 2020 Iris Crawford

Wright & Brown Distilling Co. has been in West Oakland for five years, making award-winning bourbon, rye whiskey, rum, and single malt. Each one of their bottles are made onsite, starting with a 250 gallon

More East Bay Regional Parks Close Due to COVID-19, City to Discuss Eviction Moratorium, Oakland Schools Closed until May 1

March 26, 2020 Momo Chang

As the number of COVID-19 cases rise throughout the United States, we are keeping track of news in Oakland related to coronavirus. As of Tuesday, Alameda County has 135 confirmed cases (they do not release

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How are small businesses and workers in Oakland being protected?

March 23, 2020 Iris Crawford

As we continue to grapple with COVID-19, many are faced with compromising situations such as how to deal with the sudden loss of employment and how to properly prepare and stay healthy. As some folks

McClymonds, Where Do We Go From Here?

March 17, 2020 Ayodele Nzinga

Oakland and Alameda County officials are measuring levels of vaporized trichlorethylene (TCE) at McClymonds High School.