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Markham Elementary Celebrates Living Schoolyard That Was Over Two Decades in the Making

By Tony Daquipa Posted April 15, 2022 8:14 am

There was ample sunshine, a lot of cameras (including a drone), some people wearing business suits, a homegrown NBA basketball player, and a hint of irony after school on the last day before spring break[Read more]

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As Community Opposition to School Closures Continues, Legacy of State Takeover Looms Large

By Tony Daquipa Posted March 17, 2022 9:53 am

The opposition against Oakland school closures isn't giving up just yet.

Five African Americans stand and smile for camera.

Thanksgiving came early for unhoused East Oaklanders Thanks to Feed the Hood 19

By Howard Dyckoff Posted November 26, 2021 12:35 pm

Thanksgiving came early for unhoused East Oaklanders at more than 75 encampments with Feed the Hood 19 last weekend. More than 100 volunteers were involved with this effort as meals and personal care kits were[Read more]

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Oakland Voices Alumna’s Hannah Moore’s Curation at EastSide Arts

By Brandy Collins Posted September 22, 2021 8:15 am

The space at EasSide Arts Alliance became a place for acknowledging the act of ritual and worship beginning September 17, with the opening night of “Spiritual Technologies.” In the center of the wide open space,[Read more]

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Oakland schools start reopening next week

By Rasheed Shabazz Posted March 22, 2021 6:46 am

Schools to reopen with 'equity' in mind.

One in five homeless students in Oakland not attending online class

By Momo Chang Posted October 22, 2020 8:50 am

High rates of Oakland's homeless, foster, and new immigrant students have dropped out from online learning.

New COVID-19 cases slowing in Oakland; reopening limited activities possible

By Rasheed Shabazz Posted October 13, 2020 7:00 am

New cases of COVID-19 in Alameda County seem to be slowing down after spiking multiple times this summer. As of this weekend, Alameda County has 22,149 COVID-19 cases. Oakland has 8,671 coronavirus cases. In Alameda[Read more]

A smiling Latinx woman holds up a cookbook.

“Para Chuparse Los Dedos” (“Finger-licking Good”) Central American Recipes and Stories from the East Bay

By Marabet Morales Sikahall Posted September 30, 2020 9:10 am

Cut off from our homelands as refugees not able to return, our food recipes are core to the Central American identity.

A beautiful soup with corn and other vegetables is on display on a white table.

Sopa de res, a Salvadoran soup recipe from “Para Chuparse Los Dedos”

By Marabet Morales Sikahall Posted September 30, 2020 9:10 am

Read the article by Marabet Morales about the new Central American-focused cookbook and oral history project. SOPA DE RES Serves 6-8 Ingredients: 2-3 pounds of beef bone (You can ask the meat butcher to cut[Read more]

A group of women decked out in Oakland Raiders gear pose smiling in a photo in the parking lot.

Longtime Raiders Fans Reminisce about Tailgate Parties in East Oakland from yesteryear

By Tony Daquipa Posted September 29, 2020 8:40 am

Longtime Raiders fans feel left behind by NFL as team moves to Las Vegas.

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