How COVID-19 is impacting Oakland residents.
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Oakland closes streets during COVID-19 pandemic; unhoused residents find shelter in hotels
Starting this weekend, Oakland closed 74-miles of streets to thru traffic. […]
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Academic and Social Absence
“It’s not just the virus that I’m afraid of. It is this human contact that has made me realize and admit it’s the solitude that I am afraid of. The admission that I depend on touch therapy.” […]
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Oakland COVID-19 Numbers: 149 Tested Positive So Far
Alameda County releases city-level data on COVID-19 cases. Oakland Voices correspondents share their experiences during pandemic. Support for local workers and food stamp recipients. […]
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Tuesday Night Neighborhood Concert with Grammy-nominated Latin Jazz Artist in Oakland During Shelter-at-Home Order
It’s 6:15 p.m. on Tuesday evening in Oakland and neighbors are gathering for a quickly-arranged concert on their street. People sit and stand on their porches, steps, and sidewalks. An older couple enjoys the concert […]
Blogs
The Meaning of Passover During the COVID-19 Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic highlights the abuse of power, inequities, and the need to care for all people. […]
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Oakland Jews celebrate Passover amid Coronavirus
COVID-19 and the Bay Area shelter in place have led Oakland Jews adjust how they celebrate Passover. […]
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Sheltering-in-Place in the Laurel District
Mine is the only car as I pull up to 35th and MacArthur early Tuesday morning. Usually swarming with students on their way to Skyline High and workers heading downtown or BART, only one man […]
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Alameda County must publish racial, city-level data for COVID-19 cases and deaths
Alameda County must collect and publish race/ethnicity demographic and city-level COVID-19 data, otherwise, it will be impossible to direct resources to flatten the curve or address inequities in access to testing, future treatment, and ultimately, life and death. […]
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Oakland opens second COVID-19 testing site, residents raise funds for service providers
Oakland opens COVID-19 testing site for workers and residents create economic relief funds for Oakland residents. […]
2019-2020 Project Blogs
Unhoused in Oakland During COVID-19 Pandemic
The challenges I face as an unhoused Oakland resident during the COVID-19 pandemic are income and work, access to essentials, and taking care of my daughter. […]