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

August 10, 2020 Rasheed Shabazz 2

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

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Oakland COVID-19 Update: First Alameda County death, AC Transit fare-free, Oakland schools

March 23, 2020 Rasheed Shabazz 1

COVID-19 in Oakland: First coronavirus-related death in Alameda County, AC Transit fare-free, Oakland schools closed, Kaiser treats cruise ship passengers or crew. […]

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A Place Where Community Happens

June 8, 2017 Tony Daquipa 0

“We’re all different, but we all have that love for Sequoia.” -Zachary Hile At the risk of missing the start of Game 1 of the NBA Finals, several generations of Sequoia students, families, and staff […]

2012 East Oakland Project Blogs

A Day in the Life of Lam Vo

March 5, 2013 Debora Gordon 3

By Debora Gordon Lam ended a recent letter with “Write me when you find the time. I certainly have all the time in the world to wait.” This prompted me to ask him what it […]

2012 East Oakland Project Blogs

A Former Teachers’ Union President Considers Her Legacy

February 23, 2013 Debora Gordon 0

Former Oakland Education Association President and current Sequoia Elementary School teacher Betty Olson-Jones poses in her 5th grade classroom Photo: Oakland Voices/Debora Gordon January 2013 By Debora Gordon Betty Olson-Jones is back in the classroom […]

2012 East Oakland Project Blogs

Looking at Lam & What Needs to Be Done

February 23, 2013 Debora Gordon 0

By Debora Gordon Lam was, and perhaps still is, a young man with a lot of potential. He could have gone on to lead a life of commonplace trials and triumphs;  having a family, a job […]

2012 East Oakland Project Blogs

Oakland Teacher Alison Ball Breathes Life into Math & Science

February 22, 2013 Debora Gordon 0

  By Debora Gordon After early teaching stints in far flung locales from Ecuador and China to New York and Sunnyvale, 4th year middle school teacher Alison Ball, 29, came to Urban Promise Academy (UPA), […]

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2012 East Oakland Project Blogs

A Call to Lam’s Mother

February 20, 2013 Debora Gordon 1

By Debora Gordon Many, perhaps most, parts of this story have been hard to tell. I often imagine someone who might be personally affected by a particular part of the story looking over my shoulder. […]

2012 East Oakland Project Blogs

Oakland Art Teacher Thi Bui Urges Students to Draw, Think Outside the Box

February 13, 2013 Debora Gordon 2

By Debora Gordon Thi Bui, an art and digital media teacher at Oakland International High School, described herself as “a little reckless. I break a lot of rules. I’m very comfortable letting go of the […]

2012 East Oakland Project Blogs

School-to-Prison Pipeline

February 13, 2013 Debora Gordon 0

By Debora Gordon Every time a student does poorly in school, or drops out, there is likely a great increase in the chances he will wind up in prison. I recall in my discussion with […]

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Oakland Voices Alumni Spotlight: Debora Gordon

Oakland Voices has trained dozens of community journalists over the years. We caught up with one of our alumna, Debora Gordon. In our last update about Gordon, we mentioned that she published a children’s book. As [...]
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Bishop O’Dowd To Unveil New Facility With High School Hoops Showcase

November 23, 2022 1

The sounds of sneakers squeaking, basketballs bouncing, and coaches yelling echoed throughout Bishop O’Dowd’s brand new, state-of-the-art, 1,300 plus capacity gymnasium. This gym is the crown jewel of the private Catholic school’s new $40 million […]

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