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COVID-19

An Unprecedented Pandemic: A Lookback to Three Years Ago

March 21, 2023 Oakland Voices 0

Three years ago this month, we went into a lockdown. Schools and many workplaces closes. Restaurants shut down. What many thought was a short-term situation that would last maybe a few weeks — or a […]

News

Would You Like to See the WNBA in The Town? We Asked Oakland Residents

March 14, 2023 Tony Daquipa, Ryan Barba and Tonya Shipp 1

Talks of a Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) team coming to Oakland is gaining steam, so Oakland Voices correspondents asked Oakland residents their thoughts on a WBNA team potentially making Oakland their home. Would they […]

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News

Rep. Barbara Lee Kicks off Senate Campaign at Laney College Event Saturday

February 28, 2023 Oakland Voices 0

Congresswoman Barbara Lee, who represents Oakland in the U.S. House of Representatives, launched her bid for the senate seat this Saturday. The celebratory event took place at Laney College in Oakland, with supporters including Oakland […]

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Education

The Town’s Top High School Hoops Teams Shine on Historic Night for Oakland Tech

January 25, 2023 Tony Daquipa 3

It was an incredible night for the Oakland Tech family. The culmination of “Swish Week” at the North Oakland public school last Friday night was historic and celebratory. With new paint on the gym walls, […]

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News

Five Acres in Oakland Hills Officially Under Indigenous Stewardship

January 19, 2023 Momo Chang 2

At a celebration at the Chabot Space & Science Center in December, The City of Oakland and Sogorea Te’ Land Trust made it official: around five acres of land in the Oakland hills were returned […]

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2022 Elections

Sheng Thao Inaugurated as Oakland’s 51st Mayor at Paramount Theatre

January 11, 2023 Momo Chang 0

On Monday afternoon, Oakland held an inauguration ceremony at the Paramount Theatre. The new mayor of Oakland, Sheng Thao, along with Oakland City Councilmember Nikki Fortunato Bas (District 2), Janani Ramachandran (District 4), Kevin Jenkins […]

COVID-19

Alameda County in Medium COVID-19 Tier

December 13, 2022 Momo Chang 1

Update as of Tuesday, December 20, 2022: The City of Oakland reinstates mask mandate inside all city buildings, effective until March 31, 2023. City buildings include “libraries, City senior centers, senior adult care facilities, recreation […]

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Arts & Culture

“We R Here” Documents ‘Life on the Streets’ in Oakland Through Cell Phone Diaries

November 10, 2022 Eduardo Jimenez 0

On the opening of his vignette, James “DJ Nyce” Goodwin looks into his cellphone camera resting on the Volkwagen bug’s dashboard that he lives in and bluntly declares that he is homeless. He then explains […]

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Education

Questions Remain About August 4 Incident at Shuttered East Oakland’s Parker K-8 School

November 2, 2022 Tony Daquipa 1

Throughout most of the past decade, Azlinah Tambu had been active as a parent at Parker K-8 school in East Oakland. She always participated in the bake sales and resource giveaways held on the campus […]

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News

Corrina Gould on Returning Land to the Care of Indigenous People

October 11, 2022 Momo Chang 1

In a historic move, the City of Oakland along with the Sogorea Te’ Land Trust announced last month that a portion of the Oakland hills will be returned to the care of the Indigenous people […]

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Oakland Voices Alumni Update

Oakland Voices Alumni Spotlight: Debora Gordon

Oakland Voices has trained dozens of community journalists over the years. We caught up with one of our alumna, Debora Gordon. In our last update about Gordon, we mentioned that she published a children’s book. As [...]
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  • Oakland Voices at Maynard 200: Co-Director Rasheed Shabazz and Alumnus Tony Daquipa

  • Oakland Voices Alumna Ayodele Nzinga Featured in ‘The New Yorker’ Film “The Game God(S)”

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Education

The Town’s Top High School Hoops Teams Shine on Historic Night for Oakland Tech

January 25, 2023 3

It was an incredible night for the Oakland Tech family. The culmination of “Swish Week” at the North Oakland public school last Friday night was historic and celebratory. With new paint on the gym walls, […]

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