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

By Momo Chang Posted September 17, 2020 11:10 am

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.

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Dr. Gerard Jenkins, Chief Medical Officer of Native American Health Center, talks COVID-19, health inequities in Oakland

By Brandy Collins Posted September 16, 2020 9:31 am

"One of the things I’ve tried to emphasize to my friends and others is by getting tested and knowing, you’re doing yourself a favor and helping reduce that risk for others."

Local Artists Beautify Community Fridges as COVID-19 Continues

By Iris Crawford Posted September 2, 2020 8:56 am

Since the start of the pandemic, the Bay Area has banded together in a multitude of ways to support the most critical needs of our community. Cheetah, the first restaurant supply app, is launching a[Read more]

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Caring during COVID-19: The Essential Work of Being A Caregiver

By JoAnn Bell Posted August 28, 2020 9:24 am

Ed, sole caregiver for his wife, both contract COVID-19 despite precautions.

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New Alameda County program will pay people in certain parts of Oakland to stay home if they have COVID-19

By Momo Chang Posted August 27, 2020 8:41 am

Residents in "high risk" neighborhoods including East Oakland, West Oakland, and Fruitvale/San Antonio are eligible for the $1,250 stipend.

A Google map with various colored dots in Oakland showing the air quality is bad.

Air Quality Alert for Bay Area

By Momo Chang Posted August 19, 2020 12:23 pm

The county advises people to stay indoors due to bad air quality. Here's how to check what the air quality is like where you are.

Mystic healing: Alternative ways of recovering from trauma

By Brandy Collins Posted August 10, 2020 5:00 pm

Oakland residents seek alternative ways of healing from trauma after surviving domestic, spiritual abuse.

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California COVID-19 cases at all time high; Oakland nurse Janine Paiste-Ponder dies of COVID-19

By Momo Chang Posted July 23, 2020 9:57 am

"Nurses were sometimes assigned five patients at once, including positive and non-positive patients."

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Oakland Councilmembers Want to Ban Tear Gas Used Against Protesters; Reporting on Unhoused Issues During COVID-19

By Momo Chang Posted June 4, 2020 11:57 am

UCSF medical professionals have warned that tear gas could exacerbate health problems.

Oakland Now Has 849 cases of COVID-19; More OPD Personnel Test Positive

By Momo Chang Posted May 21, 2020 9:06 am

Alameda County now has the highest number of cases in the Bay Area, at 2,560 as of data from May 19, 2020

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