Oakland nears 20,000 COVID cases; Coliseum might be vaccination site
COVID-19 cases in Oakland expand.
Health and Wellness
Oakland Voices’ health coverage examines health challenges and solutions in Oakland in order to be a catalyst to eliminate health inequities, change narratives, and transform the Town.
COVID-19 Vaccines roll out to Oakland healthcare workers
Doctors, nurses, and other healthcare and frontline workers in Oakland have begun receiving the COVID-19 vaccine.
COVID Vaccination Begins as ICU Beds Fall Below 15 Percent; Plus, How to Get Tested
ICU BEDS IN REGION IMPACTED Just as the COVID-19 vaccines arrive to frontline workers in the Bay Area, the region’s ICU beds dip below 15 percent availability. As of yesterday, the Bay Area’s ICU beds[Read more]
Oakland, Where Prostate Cancer and COVID-19 Intersect
A program for African American men with prostate cancer pivoted to organizing COVID testing for African Americans in East Oakland this fall.
Caring during COVID-19: The Essential work of being an EMT
We caught up with essential worker, EMT Allen Hernandez from West Oakland.
Curfew for Non-essential Activities Starts Saturday, Nov. 21 at 10 p.m.
Takeout, walking one's dog, going to the grocery store are still allowed after curfew.
Playgrounds now open; indoor dining allowed starting October 26
More businesses and activities, including indoor ones, allowed to re-open during COVID pandemic, but is it a good idea when flu season is starting?
Oakland Airport to offer free COVID testing for Hawaii-bound passengers
Passengers who prove they have a negative COVID test within 72 hours of departure can forgo the 14-day quarantine.
“Para Chuparse Los Dedos” (“Finger-licking Good”) Central American Recipes and Stories from the East Bay
Cut off from our homelands as refugees not able to return, our food recipes are core to the Central American identity.
Pepian recipe from “Para Chuparse Los Dedos”
Pepian, a meat stew recipe from Guatemala. Recipe by Vilma Morales-Garcia. from "Para Chuparse Los Dedos."
