Sunset on Lake Merritt. Photo by Anne Sunderland, our Community Photo of the Week for September 17, 2014.
By Oakland North Staff | May 11, 2018 10:45 am
Oakland North is a project of the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism, and now that it’s summer, our students are on break to work internships at other publications. We’ll be back to train a new class of student reporters in early September. Please feel free to explore the site and our past coverage. Our student journalists...
By Alicia Medina Posted May 11, 2018 10:42 am
“Choose discomfort over resentment” reads the tattoo on Shenaaz Janmohamed’s right arm. The Oakland-based psychotherapist,...
By Lucas Guilkey Posted May 10, 2018 2:08 pm
As rents and home prices continue to skyrocket across California, a major ballot fight is...
By Alondra De La Cruz and Sarah El Safty Posted May 10, 2018 8:58 am
The lack of modern energy services, also referred to as energy poverty, is an ongoing issue...
By Luis Hernandez Posted May 9, 2018 1:51 pm
Diana Days’ face was swollen. Bruised purplish-blue lines curved along the top of her cheeks...
By Lucas Guilkey Posted May 9, 2018 8:34 am
Californians who are incarcerated in state prison or on state parole are prohibited from voting—which...
By Kaitlin Benz Posted May 9, 2018 8:20 am
In the Bay Area, a huge healthcare disparity exists for people seeking treatment for asthma.
By Alexa Hornbeck and Luis Hernandez Posted May 8, 2018 2:12 pm
The Alameda County Public Health Department is preparing to launch a marketing campaign this summer...
By Alexa Hornbeck Posted May 8, 2018 1:52 pm
Most healthcare bills have a hefty price tag attached, but Senate Bill 562 may have...
By Vianey Alderete Posted May 7, 2018 1:49 pm
The different tours include two which focus on the history and leaders of the Asian...
By Hyowon Lihinag-Tam Posted May 7, 2018 9:00 am
The Oakland Athletic League established men’s volleyball as a California Interscholastic Federation sport three years...
By Caron Creighton Posted May 4, 2018 10:04 am
In late April, in a formerly empty lot at the corner of Northgate Avenue and...
By Muna Danish Posted May 3, 2018 12:21 pm
For the elderly, staying active can be difficult. But that’s not the case at the...
By Salina Nasir Posted May 3, 2018 9:07 am
Last week, the East Bay Municipal Utility District (EBMUD) and five East Bay communities were...
By Annabell Brockhues Posted May 2, 2018 3:43 pm
Papery doves of peace hovered above Frank Ogawa Plaza in Oakland, among people carrying colorful...
By Jailyn Anderson Posted May 1, 2018 3:44 pm
On a Thursday, during school hours, students from middle and high schools across the Oakland...
By Saemmool Lee Posted May 1, 2018 10:02 am
On Monday afternoon, Congresswoman Barbara Lee, who represents California’s 13thDistrict, which includes Oakland, stood in...
By Annabell Brockhues Posted April 30, 2018 11:47 am
Last year in June, East Bay-resident Dieudonné Brou graduated from UCLA in African American studies....
By Caron Creighton Posted April 27, 2018 11:32 am
A particular stretch of road is causing controversy in North Oakland’s Temescal neighborhood. Five blocks,...
By Vianey Alderete Posted April 26, 2018 9:32 am
Ameer Aziz was playing basketball with his 8-year-old son at an Oakland park near 19th...
By Salina Nasir Posted April 26, 2018 8:35 am
Next time you drive through a massive pothole in Oakland, remember to dial 311. On...
By Alondra De La Cruz and Vianey Alderete Posted April 25, 2018 12:59 pm
Notary fraud is a common set-up in which notaries unlawfully give legal advice to immigrants,...
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Over 40,000 women and their allies spent Saturday, January 20, marching in Oakland to support the cause of women. Women's March Oakland organizers will focus on registering voters throughout the...
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