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One Oakland Woman’s Journey From the Streets to Being an Advocate for the Unsheltered

December 23, 2021 Debora Gordon 1

On any given night, over half a million Americans experience homelessness. A 2019 count indicated more than 4,000 unhoused residents live in Oakland.  Resheemah White, also known to friends as “RoRo,” was one of them […]

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Arts & Culture

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

November 26, 2021 Howard Dyckoff 0

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 […]

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Feature

Pipe Dreams: Makeshift Living in Oakland is Nothing New

May 11, 2021 Kat Ferreira 4

Oakland Voices correspondent Kat Ferreira digs into the history of unhoused populations in Oakland, from Pipe City to the current encampments at the same location. […]

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COVID-19

One in five homeless students in Oakland not attending online class

October 22, 2020 Momo Chang 1

High rates of Oakland’s homeless, foster, and new immigrant students have dropped out from online learning. […]

News

Oakland Police arrest two unhoused outreach workers during COVID-19

April 27, 2020 Admin 2

Oakland Police arrest two homeless outreach workers at gunpoint in a case of mistaken identity. One man was arrested, cited, and released. […]

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COVID-19

New Bay Area COVID-19 shelter-in-place order, Oakland schools closed, unemployment rises

April 2, 2020 Rasheed Shabazz 0

Oakland COVID-19 Update: New Shelter-in-place, Oakland schools closed, unemployment rises […]

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Family resilience

Finding Hope, Resources During the Housing Crisis in the Bay Area

March 24, 2020 Aqueila M. Lewis-Ross 0

Editor’s Note: Aqueila M. Lewis-Ross is an Oakland Voices Alumna correspondent who participated in the 2015-2016 cohort. Lewis, who previously lived in Oakland for 12 years, has struggled with being unhoused and is not alone. […]

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Living Victoriously: Community Advocates Help Bay Area Women Transform Their Lives

February 18, 2013 Katherine Brown 1

By Katherine Brown It is rare to encounter folks that have faced numerous adversities, yet never complain. They continue to hold their heads up high, dig in their heels, and keep pushing for a better […]

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Oakland Schools Closed and Port Shut Down To Protest Closures and Privatization 

May 1, 2022 0

On Friday, April 29, the Oakland Education Association held a one-day strike to protest the Oakland Unified School District’s lack of an engagement process prior to deciding to permanently close eight schools and truncate two […]

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