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Local Artists Beautify Community Fridges as COVID-19 Continues

September 2, 2020 Iris Crawford

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

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

August 28, 2020 JoAnn Hollis-Bell

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

August 27, 2020 Momo Chang

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

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Air Quality Alert for Bay Area

August 19, 2020 Momo Chang

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

August 10, 2020 Brandy Collins

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

July 23, 2020 Momo Chang

“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

June 4, 2020 Momo Chang

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

May 21, 2020 Momo Chang

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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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 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