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Alameda County eases stay at home restrictions as coronavirus cases continue to rise

May 18, 2020 Rasheed Shabazz

Alameda County health officials eased restrictions on businesses as COVID-19 cases continue to rise. Santa Rita inmates fear exposure to coronavirus.

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Oakland Forbids Parking and Food Trucks at City Parks and No Parking around Lake Merritt Fridays-Sundays

May 15, 2020 Momo Chang

The City of Oakland has announced new restrictions around city parks. Starting today, Friday, May 15 and through Sunday, May 31, the City is prohibiting vendors (such as food trucks) on the perimeters of city

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Oakland tenants strike, COVID-19 testing site opens in Deep East Oakland

May 11, 2020 Rasheed Shabazz

Some Oakland renters are on strike. Roots opens COVID-19 testing site in East Oakland.

Map shows East Oakland hit hardest by COVID-19

April 23, 2020 Rasheed Shabazz

COVID-19 appears to be concentrated in some of the Oakland’s lower-income communities of color. Many people lack access to testing.

Oakland residents skeptical of ‘Slow Streets’ project

April 22, 2020 Ayodele Nzinga

The Oakland Slow Streets project is supposed to provide space for residents to practice social distancing, but some worry it is a tool for displacement.

COVID-19: Oakland residents must wear masks in public

April 21, 2020 Rasheed Shabazz

COVID-19 Updates: Oakland residents must wear face coverings in public; protesters call for release of Santa Rita Jail inmates; Mayor announces task force.

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Mayor Libby Schaaf to hold virtual town hall every Thursday; Community Foods Market Delivers Groceries to Seniors on EBT

April 16, 2020 Momo Chang

As of today, 220 people in Oakland have tested positive for COVID-19. Check Alameda County’s COVID-19 dashboard here for up-to-date information. Follow all of Oakland Voices coverage on coronavirus in Oakland on our COVID-19 updates

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New Bay Area COVID-19 shelter-in-place order, Oakland schools closed, unemployment rises

April 2, 2020 Rasheed Shabazz

Oakland COVID-19 Update: New Shelter-in-place, Oakland schools closed, unemployment rises

Oakland COVID-19 Update: First Alameda County death, AC Transit fare-free, Oakland schools

March 23, 2020 Rasheed Shabazz

COVID-19 in Oakland: First coronavirus-related death in Alameda County, AC Transit fare-free, Oakland schools closed, Kaiser treats cruise ship passengers or crew.

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Oaklanders Meet Over A’s New Ballpark Community Benefits

February 10, 2020 Howard Dyckoff

With a waterfront ballpark moving closer to an Oakland reality, City government has launched an effort to bring community and business stakeholders together and also to inject consciousness about equity into the process. The Howard