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The Oakland Fire Department hosted a firefighting camp, the first of its kind in Oakland, in partnership with NorCal First Alarm Girls Fire Camp in September. More than 60 teens signed up for the weekend […]
Mandolyn “Mystic” Ludlum, a longtime Oakland resident and Bay Area native, released her first solo album 20 years ago. In August, she released her third solo album, titled “Dreaming In Cursive: The Girl Who Loved […]
Divers have been out to clean the tidal flood gates at the Lake Merritt Pump Station by 7th Street. These gates are used as a barrier between the Oakland Harbor and Lake Merritt to control […]
Community members in Chinatown, Grand Lake, San Antonio, and Eastlake shared their priorities ahead of the November election. There is a lot that residents of Oakland’s District 2 love about their neighborhoods: the peaceful parks, […]
My journey to being a swim instructor was perhaps unexpected. When I was five, my parents put me in swim classes at Live Oak pool in Oakland. But I first joined a swim team around […]
Love Conquers All, a comic book and movie co-written by filmmakers Janell Grace and Malik Glass, is a story about Kennedy, a man reconciling his issues with trauma and grief after the passing of his […]
The James Beard Awards, which took place in Chicago this year from June 10-15, is considered the highest honor in the food industry. One of the Emerging Leadership awardees from the James Beard Foundation this […]
COVID cases are rising in the Bay Area, and health officials are asking people to exercise caution. Even though masks are no longer required in indoor spaces, Alameda County public health officials and the state […]
On Monday, April 25, Oakland City Council held a special meeting with the Youth Advisory Commission to give an informational report on youth homelessness in Oakland. Nationally each year, close to 4.2 million youth and […]
On Friday, April 29, the Oakland Education Association held a one-day strike to protest the Oakland Unified School District’s lack of an engagement process prior to deciding to permanently close eight schools and truncate two […]
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