Pipe Dreams: Makeshift Living in Oakland is Nothing New
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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Looking back on 2020: My Family’s Housing Journey and A Pandemic
Editor’s Note: We asked our alumni and correspondents to reflect on 2020, and/or what to look forward to in 2021. Below, poet/writer Aqueila M. Lewis reflects on what a year 2020 has been for her[Read more]
Welcome to Las Vegas: My family searches for home in the midst of COVID-19
In the midst of a global pandemic, Aqueila Lewis and her family move to Vegas to seek more affordable housing.
Oakland Police arrest two unhoused outreach workers during COVID-19
Oakland Police arrest two homeless outreach workers at gunpoint in a case of mistaken identity. One man was arrested, cited, and released.
Finding Hope, Resources During the Housing Crisis in the Bay Area
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.[Read more]
