COVID-19 Archives - Page 10 of 18

A white tent with a table inside for COVID testing.

New COVID-19 test site opens in Chinatown

August 14, 2020 Momo Chang

The test site will provide language assistance and is by appointment only.

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COVID-19 cases rise in Oakland’s Fruitvale

August 14, 2020 Iris Crawford

Amid coronavirus, teachers reach tentative deal and police say crime on the rise.

Over 5,000 COVID-19 cases in Oakland; first day of school

August 10, 2020 Rasheed Shabazz

It’s the first day of school, but classes are online in Oakland.

An image of a grey Chromebook laptop with OUSD engraved on it.

Alameda County will pay those with COVID to stay home; OUSD trying address tech gap

August 6, 2020 Momo Chang

OUSD schools and the district are offering to fill the technology gap, including loaning out Chromebooks and WiFi hotspots, while the clock is ticking closer to first day of school on August 10.

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Chinatown is Hosting StreetFest Fridays in August starting tomorrow

August 6, 2020 Momo Chang

A socially distanced outdoor food festival starts in Oakland Chinatown this Friday.

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Seven OUSD teachers give sneak peek of first week of school

August 5, 2020 Debora Gordon

7 OUSD teachers respond to distance learning, and what the first week of school might look like.

An image of screenshots from Instagram regarding sexual harassment and inappropriate behavior from an Oakland poet and leader.

Oakland’s artist communities are “calling in” perpetrators

August 5, 2020 Brandy Collins

“The “He” represents a number of accused perpetrators who have been called into accountability within some Bay Area artist communities.”

COVID-19, Protest, Teaching, and Me

August 4, 2020 Debora Gordon

“After only six weeks back in the classroom, nearly all doors slowly closed: no café tete-a-tetes to solve the world’s problems or even our own, no exploring the nooks and crannies of the Bay Area, and teaching only from a remove.”

COVID-19 may worsen in Oakland, Alameda County

August 3, 2020 Rasheed Shabazz

COVID-19 may worsen in Alameda County. Protests at San Quentin calls for “mass releases.”

Increasing percent of hospital patients in Alameda County are COVID-19 patients

July 30, 2020 Momo Chang

“9.1% of hospital patients in Alameda County were confirmed COVID-19 positive, higher than 6.3% last week.”