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Three African American teenagers pose for a photo.

Despite Coronavirus, the Next Jackson Band Plays On and Records Its Album in Oakland

May 12, 2020 Tony Daquipa

What’s it like to shelter-in-place with your siblings while recording an album? JAX in East Oakland tells us.

Plastic bags line a portable table in a parking lot, ready to be picked up via drive through at Arsola Food Pantry.

Tuesday Morning at Arsola’s Food Pantry in Oakland During COVID-19

May 8, 2020 Bill Joyce

Long before hundreds of vehicles roll up on Tuesday morning, a half dozen volunteers are on the job. Along a makeshift assembly line, extended to allow for social distancing, a half dozen volunteers wearing masks

cellular image of novel coronavirus with the word Oakland above

New Bay Area Shelter-in-Place Order

April 30, 2020 Momo Chang

One of the major shelter-in-place changes is expanding essential businesses to include more types of businesses, as well as opening of some outdoor businesses.

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.

OUSD School Board Update, Oakland Councilman Calls for East Oakland COVID-19 Test Site

April 23, 2020 Momo Chang

Oakland school board gives 40-year lease to charter school and extends school police contract.

Tuesday Night Neighborhood Concert with Grammy-nominated Latin Jazz Artist in Oakland During Shelter-at-Home Order

April 9, 2020 Katharine Davies Samway

It’s 6:15 p.m. on Tuesday evening in Oakland and neighbors are gathering for a quickly-arranged concert on their street. People sit and stand on their porches, steps, and sidewalks. An older couple enjoys the concert

A young indigenous woman with her hair in a bun speaks in a microphone at a well-lit room. A sign behind her says "What Does Wellness Feel Like?"

New East Oakland Grocery Co-op Looking for Founding Members

March 3, 2020 Patricia Contreras-Flores

A new grocery cooperative in East Oakland is recruiting up to eight founding cohort members by May, who will then go through a 12-week training over the summer to become the first group of worker-owners in

An illustrated image of a baseball park near the waterfront in Oakland, CA.

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

An African American woman wearing a grey head wrap and black cardigan poses in front of a grey marble like background for her portrait.

The Key to The East Oakland Collective’s Candice Elder: Purpose

January 22, 2020 JoAnn Hollis-Bell

My initial telephone meeting with Candice Elder provided me with an opportunity to learn not only about a few of her efforts generated within the East Oakland Collective, but more importantly, it provided me a

A group of African American activists stand in front of a podium holding signs. They hope to eliminate the OUSD Police Department.

“Oakland Schools Not For Sale” – Parents Speak Out on OUSD School Closures and Police Presence

December 9, 2019 Tony Daquipa

No Justice for Oakland Families, No Peace for Oakland School Board The concept of restorative justice, an inclusive practice that prioritizes reconciliation over retribution, is indigenous to this continent. Its aim is to strengthen a