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A smiling Latinx woman holds up a cookbook.
Arts & Culture

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

September 30, 2020 Marabet Morales Sikahall

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.
Food

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

September 30, 2020 Marabet Morales Sikahall

Editor’s Note: 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

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

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

September 29, 2020 Tony Daquipa

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

A close up of a person wearing PPEE and holding a COVID test swab
COVID-19

Concerted effort between UCSF, Black organizations, hope to test 1,000 people this Friday and Saturday in Oakland

September 17, 2020 Momo Chang

Two upcoming pop-up test sites hope to test 1,000 African Americans in Oakland, the population with most devastating COVID effects in Alameda County.

An image of a storefront on the iconic Broadway in downtown Oakland.
Arts & Culture

Laurel Book Store Closes After Almost 20 years in Oakland

September 15, 2020 Katharine Davies Samway

After 19 years in Oakland, the Laurel Book Store closes.

COVID-19

Over 5,000 COVID-19 cases in Oakland; first day of school

August 10, 2020 Rasheed Shabazz

It’s the first day of school, but classes are online in Oakland.

COVID-19

COVID-19 cases surge in East Oakland’s flatlands

July 27, 2020 Rasheed Shabazz

Latinos continue to be disproportionately impacted by COVID-19 in Oakalnd.

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COVID-19

Oakland surpasses 1,000 COVID-19 cases

May 26, 2020 Rasheed Shabazz

Oakland has surpassed the 1,000 mark in coronavirus cases.

A diverse group of people wearing masks is standing in front of the 81st Ave library in East Oakland with their hands up and socially distanced.
COVID-19

Oakland Library and World Central Kitchen Pair to Distribute Free Meals in East Oakland; City Council Passes Emergency Sick Leave

May 14, 2020 Momo Chang

Additional Food Distribution in East Oakland: Salvation Army and 81st Avenue Branch of the OPL Food insecurity is still very prevalent. There are several more places offering food distribution. Salvation Army and Acts Full Gospel

A smiling East Asian woman with a bob haircut and glasses is sitting at a large desk with several Chromebook laptops in front of her, plus a big monitor.
COVID-19

Teachers in East Oakland Rise to the Challenge Eight Weeks after School Closure

May 13, 2020 Katharine Davies Samway

Two months into schools being closed, three East Oakland teachers say some students have yet to have internet access during this time, and how many students do not like online learning.

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