Planting Justice celebrates 10 years of cultivating gardening skills for incarcerated people
Vietnamese Mid-Autumn Festival breathes life into Eastlake park
Alameda County Food Bank encourages political action during Hunger Action Month
Oakland women aim to ‘eradicate homelessness’ by fundraising to build cabin communities
Oakland residents have started a trend to independently fund cabin communities for the homeless. read more…
Sixth annual Black Eyed Pea Festival celebrates African American art, flavors
The presence of culture and community was radiant this weekend in Oakland during the 6th Annual Black-Eyed Pea Festival. read more…
‘Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome’: DeGruy talks to Oakland audience about the lingering trauma of African diaspora
Dr. Joy DeGruy, a researcher, educator, and speaker on race, historical trauma, and violence, held a talk at First Congregational Church in Downtown Oakland on Friday. read more…
Policing watchdog groups push for changes to Oakland’s Police Commission
Members of local police accountability and activist groups say that conflicts of interest, unaccountable staff and lack of transparency prevent the Oakland Police Commission from being able to police the read more…
Officials cite fire hazards in demolition of East Oakland homeless encampment
Early Wednesday morning, city police, BART police and employees from Oakland’s Department of Public Works demolished 21 pallet homes from the curbside homeless encampment on San Leandro Avenue in East read more…
Oakland school board votes to consolidate schools
OUSD school board vote to merge two pairs of district schools draws outrage from parents, children, and educators, who turned out in force for a lengthy board meeting that continued read more…
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