10 tips for people with asthma during COVID-19
With the high prevalance of ashtma in Oakland, here are some tips for residents living with asthma during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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.
Mask Oakland and the 411 on N95 Respirator Masks
Oakland grassroots fire response group, Mask Oakland, explains why N95 respirator masks are more difficult to obtain and distribute now due to COVID-19.
Need a COVID-19 Mask? Oakland Activists and Artists Can Help
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
COVID-19 appears to be concentrated in some of the Oakland's lower-income communities of color. Many people lack access to testing.
OUSD School Board Update, Oakland Councilman Calls for East Oakland COVID-19 Test Site
Oakland school board gives 40-year lease to charter school and extends school police contract.
Academic and Social Absence
"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[Read more]
Alameda County must publish racial, city-level data for COVID-19 cases and deaths
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,[Read more]
West Oakland Distillery Wright & Brown is Keeping It Clean By Producing Hand Sanitizer for First Responders
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[Read more]
More East Bay Regional Parks Close Due to COVID-19, City to Discuss Eviction Moratorium, Oakland Schools Closed until May 1
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[Read more]
How are small businesses and workers in Oakland being protected?
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[Read more]
