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New Bay Area Shelter-in-Place Order

April 30, 2020 Momo Chang

One of the major shelter-in-place changes is expanding essential businesses to include more types of businesses, as well as opening of some outdoor businesses.

Alameda County coronavirus cases to top 1,500

April 27, 2020 Rasheed Shabazz

Oakland COVID-19 Updates: Oakland cases increasing, artists create masks, and Oakland Police arrest two outreach workers serving unhoused residents.

Bay Area shelter-in-place order extended through May

April 27, 2020 Admin

The Bay Area shelter-in-place order set to expire on May 3 will be extended until the end of the month of May.

Oakland Police arrest two unhoused outreach workers during COVID-19

April 27, 2020 Admin

Oakland Police arrest two homeless outreach workers at gunpoint in a case of mistaken identity. One man was arrested, cited, and released.

Mask Oakland and the 411 on N95 Respirator Masks

April 27, 2020 Kat Ferreira

Oakland grassroots fire response group, Mask Oakland, explains why N95 respirator masks are more difficult to obtain and distribute now due to COVID-19.

Arts & Culture

Need a COVID-19 Mask? Oakland Activists and Artists Can Help

April 27, 2020 Kat Ferreira

Oakland artists and activists are creating masks to keep communities safer during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Map shows East Oakland hit hardest by COVID-19

April 23, 2020 Rasheed Shabazz

COVID-19 appears to be concentrated in some of the Oakland’s lower-income communities of color. Many people lack access to testing.

OUSD School Board Update, Oakland Councilman Calls for East Oakland COVID-19 Test Site

April 23, 2020 Momo Chang

Oakland school board gives 40-year lease to charter school and extends school police contract.

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While Students Were Learning at Home, OUSD Board Gives Favorable Deal to Charter School on Public Land

April 22, 2020 Tony Daquipa

View agendas, meeting details, and videos of past and present OUSD Board meetings here. The District is required to publicly notice meetings at least 24 hours in advance. In the midst of an unprecedented global

Oakland residents skeptical of ‘Slow Streets’ project

April 22, 2020 Ayodele Nzinga

The Oakland Slow Streets project is supposed to provide space for residents to practice social distancing, but some worry it is a tool for displacement.