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COVID-19

COVID Vaccination Begins as ICU Beds Fall Below 15 Percent; Plus, How to Get Tested

December 17, 2020 Momo Chang 2

ICU BEDS IN REGION IMPACTED Just as the COVID-19 vaccines arrive to frontline workers in the Bay Area, the region’s ICU beds dip below 15 percent availability. As of yesterday, the Bay Area’s ICU beds […]

2020 elections

What are Oakland’s Ballot Measures in the 2020 elections?

October 29, 2020 Oakland Voices 2

Oakland Voices and The Oaklandside co-reported and produced video explainers about Oakland’s four 2020 ballot measures. […]

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2020 elections

What is Oakland’s Measure QQ? A video explainer by Iris Crawford and Azucena Rasilla

October 26, 2020 Oakland Voices 2

Oakland Voices’ Iris M. Crawford and The Oaklandside’s Azucena Rasilla explain Oakland’s youth vote ballot measure, Measure QQ. […]

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COVID-19

New COVID-19 cases slowing in Oakland; reopening limited activities possible

October 13, 2020 Rasheed Shabazz 1

New cases of COVID-19 in Alameda County seem to be slowing down after spiking multiple times this summer. As of this weekend, Alameda County has 22,149 COVID-19 cases. Oakland has 8,671 coronavirus cases. In Alameda […]

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News

‘Breonna Taylor wasn’t me, but she could have been’

September 24, 2020 Saa'un Bell 0

Oakland Voices correspondents Saa’un Bell and Brandy Collins share their insights on the Breonna Taylor verdict. […]

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COVID-19

Air Quality Bad – stay indoors if possible; protect your neighbors from smoke inhalation by donating to Mask Oakland

September 10, 2020 Momo Chang 3

Mask Oakland is donating N95 masks to homeless populations and organizations that work with unhoused populations. Our curbside neighbors are most at risk for smoke inhalation. […]

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Oakland Voices Alumni Update

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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Education

The Town’s Top High School Hoops Teams Shine on Historic Night for Oakland Tech

January 25, 2023 3

It was an incredible night for the Oakland Tech family. The culmination of “Swish Week” at the North Oakland public school last Friday night was historic and celebratory. With new paint on the gym walls, […]

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