COVID-19 Archives - Page 13 of 18

COVID-19: Generations of Oaklanders share living life with Social Distancing and Shelter-In-Place

June 3, 2020 Ryan Barba

“People today are acting like this is the end of the world, but when you’re experiencing combat and have been doused in Agent Orange, a shelter-in-place order is a walk in the park.”

A woman smiles and holds up one fist in front of a housing encampment in East Oakland.

The Village Oakland’s Needa Bee Speaks Out

June 2, 2020 Iris Crawford and Aqueila M. Lewis-Ross

“This pandemic has illustrated not only is housing a human right, but a public health intervention.” – Needa B

a woman with blonde hair and glasses smiles at the camera in front of a car.

Love and Justice in the Streets’ Talya Husbands-Hankin sees homelessness as “absolute human rights violation”

June 2, 2020 Iris Crawford

“What COVID-19 shows us is that we are all connected, so if we don’t take care of the most vulnerable, everyone will be impacted.”

COVID-19 cases still rising in Oakland, as people protest police killings

June 1, 2020 Rasheed Shabazz

As protests sweep through the U.S., COVID-19 cases rise. Fruitvale is Oakland’s coronavirus epicenter.

An image of a desk with a few books, an apple, and ABC blocks

OUSD Schools Re-Open August 10; Free Meals Continue Through Summer With 24 Sites

May 28, 2020 Momo Chang

Schools will likely “have some kind of blended model with both in-person and distance learning next year.”

A grafitti mural that says "Class of 2020."

Oakland’s Class of 2020 Seniors Reflect on Past Four Years

May 27, 2020 Tony Daquipa

The Class of 2020 had the end of their senior year disrupted by a deadly global pandemic, but they have proved their resilience by making it to graduation.