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COVID-19 Vaccines roll out to Oakland healthcare workers

December 25, 2020 Howard Dyckoff

Doctors, nurses, and other healthcare and frontline workers in Oakland have begun receiving the COVID-19 vaccine.

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COVID Vaccination Begins as ICU Beds Fall Below 15 Percent; Plus, How to Get Tested

December 17, 2020 Momo Chang

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

Oakland, Where Prostate Cancer and COVID-19 Intersect

December 8, 2020 Gerald Green

A program for African American men with prostate cancer pivoted to organizing COVID testing for African Americans in East Oakland this fall.

A young African American man sits in the driver's seat in an ambulance and smiles.

Caring during COVID-19: The Essential work of being an EMT

November 23, 2020 JoAnn Hollis-Bell

We caught up with essential worker, EMT Allen Hernandez from West Oakland.

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Curfew for Non-essential Activities Starts Saturday, Nov. 21 at 10 p.m.

November 20, 2020 Momo Chang

Takeout, walking one’s dog, going to the grocery store are still allowed after curfew.

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Playgrounds now open; indoor dining allowed starting October 26

October 15, 2020 Momo Chang

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?

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Oakland Airport to offer free COVID testing for Hawaii-bound passengers

October 1, 2020 Momo Chang

Passengers who prove they have a negative COVID test within 72 hours of departure can forgo the 14-day quarantine.

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“Para Chuparse Los Dedos” (“Finger-licking Good”) Central American Recipes and Stories from the East Bay

September 30, 2020 Marabet Morales Sikahall

Cut off from our homelands as refugees not able to return, our food recipes are core to the Central American identity.

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Pepian recipe from “Para Chuparse Los Dedos”

September 30, 2020 Marabet Morales Sikahall

Pepian, a meat stew recipe from Guatemala. Recipe by Vilma Morales-Garcia. from “Para Chuparse Los Dedos.”

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Sopa de res, a Salvadoran soup recipe from “Para Chuparse Los Dedos”

September 30, 2020 Marabet Morales Sikahall

Editor’s Note: Read the article by Marabet Morales about the new Central American-focused cookbook and oral history project. SOPA DE RES Serves 6-8 Ingredients: 2-3 pounds of beef bone (You can ask the meat butcher