Alameda County Archives - Oakland Voices

Four Oakland artists among arts leadership honorees

November 7, 2025 Rasheed Shabazz

Four Oakland honored with Alameda County Arts Leadership Award.

Groups of people gathering to receive food at the Sliding Scale Cafe.

How EBT fraud is impacting Oakland

July 2, 2025 Ayah Ali-Ahmad

Food assistance fraud is rising, but there are ways to protect yourself and your family.

Opinion

Opinion: Alameda County must finally implement Measure C for our children

June 9, 2025 Bry'Ana Wallace

Measure C must be implemented to increase access to child care services for Alameda County families.

Opinion: Why Prop 36 Has Already Failed

April 28, 2025 Brendan Woods and Yoel Haile

Since Prop 36 has gone into effect, communities of color have been disproportionately impacted.

Opinion: East Bay voters oust progressives over crime, housing

December 5, 2024 Yasamin Hatefi

East Bay voters are frustrated with crime and housing inequality. The recalls of Pamela Price and Sheng Thao signal a conservative political shift.

Keith Carson announces retirement after 30 years from Board of Supervisors

December 14, 2023 Rasheed Shabazz

Alameda County Supervisor Keith Carson announces retirement. Nine candidates seek to replace him on Alameda County Board of Supervisors

Image of the Alameda County Courthouse by photographer Thomas Hawk with the works, "Alameda County establishes Reparations Commission."

Alameda County’s new Reparations Commission already behind schedule

September 12, 2023 Rasheed Shabazz

Alameda County established a Reparations Commission in March to address racial inequalities for African Americans. The Board of Supervisors has not appointed all 15 commissioners, nor set its first meeting date.

An African American woman with curly hair holding red sunglasses speaks into a mic in front of a courthouse

Supporters of Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price Hold Rally in Oakland

May 2, 2023 Howard Dyckoff

With over 150 supporters on the steps of the Alameda Courthouse in Oakland, embattled District Attorney Pamela Price answered critics who are organizing a recall campaign. At the rally, Price detailed her challenges and reforms

A man in a wetsuit and a yellow hard helmet comes out of murky waters

Divers Clean Lake Merritt Flood Gates

September 9, 2022 Momo Chang

Divers have been out to clean the tidal flood gates at the Lake Merritt Pump Station by 7th Street. These gates are used as a barrier between the Oakland Harbor and Lake Merritt to control

close up of a small vial of COVID vaccine with a red cap.

Pfizer vaccines for 5-11 year-olds may be coming soon

September 20, 2021 Momo Chang

Pfizer/BioNTech, the maker of one of the COVID-19 vaccines, announced that their trial on children ages 5-11 is safe and that the vaccine generated antibodies to the virus. They are expected to submit to the