Opinion Archives - Oakland Voices

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

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

Juneteenth is a reminder that communities need timely information.

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

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

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.”