Opinion Archives - Oakland Voices

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

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

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

Federal legislation and state budget cuts put mental health programs for unhoused people at risk.

“I hope more families across Oakland will come to know Thornhill as a welcoming school community.”

Learning walk at Acorn Woodland Elementary in East Oakland shows power of education investments.

Oakland’s history holds pain and power, but its people continue to resist, build, and thrive.

“510Day It is organic, grassroots, and deeply rooted in the conditions that made it necessary. 510Day is not a brand. It is not a night market.”

“They can redraw the lines. They cannot redraw our resolve.”

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Desley Brooks argues that charter reform won’t fix inequity unless equity is required in every decision made.