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Emergency fund aids 24 Oakland arts organizations after cuts

September 4, 2025 Ayah Ali-Ahmad

A $600,000 fund will sustain 24 Oakland arts groups, preventing cuts and supporting local cultural programs.

Oakland pledges sidewalk improvements following accessibility lawsuit

July 24, 2025 Ayah Ali-Ahmad

In response to a federal disability lawsuit, Oakland must repair sidewalks to increase accessibility for all residents.

Letter: East 12 St Encampment to Oakland

November 20, 2024 Needa Bee

The curbside community at East 12th St advocate for housing for unhoused Oakland residents.

Oakland closing homeless encampments, promising unhoused residents temporary shelter

October 12, 2024 Moamer Rafe

Oakland closing three homeless encampments and opening a temporary shelter.

Oakland public pools offer year-round swimming, employment opportunities

January 8, 2024 Tanna Samone

Oakland public pools offer year-round swimming opportunities.

Oakland Fire Department avoids massive cuts amid local budget deficit

November 15, 2023 Ansel Troy

Federal funds helped Oakland Fire Department sidestep service cuts earlier this year, amid an extraordinary budget deficit.

An aerial map of green hills and boundaries of about 5 acres

Five Acres of Land in Oakland Hills May Be Returned to Indigenous Stewardship

September 9, 2022 Momo Chang

The City of Oakland with Oakland-based nonprofit Sogorea Te’ Land Trust announced at a press event yesterday that approximately five acres of land in the Oakland Hills may be returned to Indigenous stewardship. A cultural

An image of a hand in blue gloves holding a vial of the COVID-19 vaccine.

Oakland’s Daily Free Vaccine and COVID Test Clinic in Downtown

October 19, 2021 Momo Chang

The City of Oakland announced a 7 days a week free COVID vaccine and test clinic at Frank Ogawa Plaza, near City Hall. It is open 9am-5pm daily until November 30, 2021. It is a

COVID-19 Cases Surged in Oakland in December

January 4, 2021 Rasheed Shabazz

COVID-19 cases surged in Oakland in December 2020.

An African American woman wearing a rainbow colored dress stands in front of a storefront in Oakland.

Oakland’s BIPOC-owned vandalized businesses tell their story

July 14, 2020 Bill Joyce and Aqueila M. Lewis-Ross

Oakland Voices Correspondents chat with several small, BIPOC-owned businesses in Oakland following the vandalism that affected more than 200 businesses.