Oakland North is an independent news site focused on Oakland. Based at the University of California, Berkeley, Journalism School, it functions as a news lab for student reporters and as a news source for the Oakland community.
Since its founding in 2008 through a $4 million grant from the Ford Foundation, Oakland North has been a resource for people who live and work in Oakland. We cover governments, businesses and institutions. We’re at City Hall, in the schools and in the neighborhoods — North, East, West, and downtown Oakland, from Chinatown to the Hills to Fruitvale and beyond. We keep tabs on the city’s vibrant shopping and dining scene, and explore its parks, trails and waterfront.
We love to interact with our readers through Facebook and X (@northoaklandnow), Blue Sky (@oaklandnorth.bsky.social) and Instagram (oaklandnorthnews). And we rely on you to tell us what’s happening in your community. Please send your tips, concerns and comments to us at oaklandnorthstaff@gmail.
Editor-in-Chief: Christine Schiavo
Reporters: Graduate students at the UC Berkeley Journalism School
Additional Editors: Staff and faculty at the Journalism School
Ethics Policy:
Oakland North follows the Society of Professional Journalists’ ethics policy, which states: Public enlightenment is the forerunner of justice and the foundation of democracy. Ethical journalism strives to ensure the free exchange of information that is accurate, fair and thorough. An ethical journalist acts with integrity. The Society declares these four principles as the foundation of ethical journalism and encourages their use in its practice by all people in all media — seek the truth and report it, minimize harm, act independently, be accountable and transparent.
Corrections:
Oakland North is committed to correcting in a timely manner any errors we deem to be inaccurate or misleading. Readers should notify reporters or the editor (oaklandnorthstaff@gmail.com) of any inaccuracy in a story. Reporters should notify an editor immediately about any request for a correction or clarification.