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Photos: Oakland Chinatown celebrates Lunar New Year

March 10, 2026 Howard Dyckoff

Oakland Chinatown celebrates Lunar New Year with Parade and Festival

A person walks past a mural painted by Pancho Pescador in Oakland Chinatown on June 9, 2024. Credit: Amaya Edwards Posted in

Since Stop AAPI Hate, some Oakland Chinatown residents are rethinking crime prevention

September 12, 2024 Roselyn Romero and Momo Chang

A nationwide rise in anti-Asian hate crimes in 2021 spurred demands for more policing. Today, some Oakland Chinatown residents say their thoughts on public safety have evolved.

What’s Your Favorite Place in the Town?

March 4, 2024 Oakland Voices

Oakland Voices correspondents share their favorite places in the Town.

A black and a yellow lion dancer perform outside at Jack London Square

Oakland’s Lunar New Year Celebrations Kicked Off this Weekend in Jack London Square, Chinatown

January 23, 2023 Howard Dyckoff

Editor’s Note: On Saturday, our correspondent Howard Dyckoff attended two Lunar New Year-related events in Oakland. The celebrations in Jack London Square and Oakland Chinatown’s bazaar were both joyful events during one of the biggest

An Asian American man with a shaved head and glasses waring teal sweater puts up a black and white art print on the wall

Oakland Asian Cultural Center Hosts Events for Mental Illness Awareness Week

September 30, 2022 Tony Daquipa

In observance of Mental Illness Awareness Week (October 3-9) and World Mental Health Day (October 10), the Oakland Asian Cultural Center will be hosting a series of events including an art exhibit, panel discussions, a

A Chinatown street corner that says "Webster"

2022 Election: What Oakland District 2 voters want

September 7, 2022 Aqueila M. Lewis-Ross and Natalie Orenstein

Community members in Chinatown, Grand Lake, San Antonio, and Eastlake shared their priorities ahead of the November election. There is a lot that residents of Oakland’s District 2 love about their neighborhoods: the peaceful parks,

An elder African American man wears Warriors cap and black t-shirt with a lion/dragon image on it, standing in front of bright mural.

Willie Davis of Lincoln Rec Center Honored as “Black Hero of Chinatown”

July 25, 2022 Tony Daquipa

When Willie Davis, Jr. moved to East Oakland in 1981, he was a firefighter at the Hunters Point Naval Shipyard in San Francisco. He says that that job, which he had for 25 years, required

A Filipino American man, Chinese American woman, and Chinese American man dressed in festive outfits stand in front of backdrop that says "James Beard"

Oakland’s Worker-Led Restaurant Understory Wins at James Beard Awards

June 21, 2022 Momo Chang

The James Beard Awards, which took place in Chicago this year from June 10-15, is considered the highest honor in the food industry. One of the Emerging Leadership awardees from the James Beard Foundation this

a group of people rally outside a building holding colorful signs with baseball puns asking for benefits to the community

Community Groups Rally at A’s HQ

July 19, 2021 Howard Dyckoff

The city is holding a special meeting tomorrow to address the new A’s ballpark plans near the waterfront.

Orange cones line the way in a parking lot at the Oakland Coliseum, where military dressed people point the way. A big blue tent that says "Governor's Office of Emergency Services" is set up.

Coliseum vaccination site closing in April

March 29, 2021 Rasheed Shabazz

Oakland has 25,870 COVID-19 cases. Alameda County has had 82,243 cases and 1,399 deaths. Vaccine updates in Oakland To date, 808,611 vaccine doses have been administered, including 508,109 first doses and 309,878 full vaccinated. In