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Oakland Voices publishes the perspectives and views of those who live, work, play, and pray in Oakland.

If you’d like to contribute an opinion article or letter, review our Community Voices submissions guidelines. 

 

Opinion

Opinion: Dolly Parton’s Gift to California’s Children: A Legacy Delivered One Book at a Time

August 31, 2026 California Black Media

Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library has delivered millions of books in California.

Opinion

Opinion: Oakland families affected most by UCSF decision to move pediatric care across the Bay

August 2, 2026 Cal Matters

A year after taking over Children’s Hospital Oakland, UC San Francisco decided to move critical pediatric care out of Oakland.

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Opinion: How Californians defended the Public Records Act

July 20, 2026 Tracy Rosenberg

Public pressure stripped AB 1821 of its harshest threats to government transparency in California.

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Opinion: On TV, doctors find answers in an hour. Rare disease patients wait years. 

June 22, 2026 Saida Mahoney

Medical dramas end in an hour. Rare disease patients often wait years for answers.

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Opinion: Freedom requires access to trusted community information, local news

June 19, 2026 California Black Media

Juneteenth is a reminder that communities need timely information.

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Opinion: California cutting support for local news when needed most

June 17, 2026 Martin Reynolds

California lawmakers want to cut funds for local news at exactly the wrong time

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Opinion: Corporations should disclose ties to slavery

June 9, 2026 Cal Matters

Opinion: Corporations in California were enriched by slavery. They should tell the truth

Opinion

Opinion: Oakland needs to streamline development

June 3, 2026 Sara Rowley

Brooklyn Basin’s struggles reveal why Oakland needs stronger coordination for major development projects.

Opinion

Opinion – When Wall Street buys up the neighborhood

May 28, 2026 California Black Media

Craig DeLuz argues that corporate-landlord concentration impacts Black homeownership.

Community Voices

Book Excerpt: On Loop: Black Sonic Politics in Oakland

May 18, 2026 Alex Werth

“Oakland’s funk culture didn’t just slap. It slapped back.”

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Oakland Voices trains people who live, work, play, and pray in Oakland to tell authentic local news stories about their communities, and we publish your work on our platforms. Established in 2010 as a project of the Oakland Tribune, Oakland Voices is a program of the Robert C. Maynard Institute for Journalism Education, a nonprofit dedicated to dismantling systemic racism in news and building institutions of belonging. Maynard Institute is a registered 501(c)(3). EIN: 94-2427279. Donate to support local news.
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