Sydney Seibold uses art to tell stories about her experience as an Asian American. Seibold, 16, a student at Gateway to College, was born in Tokyo to a Thai parent and immigrated to Oakland at age 3. Her boldly colored drawing of the yak, a figure in Thai culture that sits in front of sacred buildings to protect them from spiritual threats, is one of 50 digital and photographic works in the Oakland Asian Cultural Center’s 10th annual youth art…
While most of the attention on Election Day will focus on Vice President and East Bay native Kamala Harris’ attempt to make history and become the nation’s first woman president, Oakland North will focus on the races that will change the makeup of the Oakland City Council. Shortly after the polls open at 7 a.m., our reporters will be talking to voters across the city about the council races and measures on the ballot. Five council seats are up for…
Empty toilet paper rolls. Missing bathroom stall doors. Dirty sinks and desks. Those were among the top concerns identified by Oakland Unified School District students in a survey by their peers. This year, students hope a new form of leverage will push the district to fix things: their votes. As Oakland teens prepare to cast ballots for the first time, students have been organizing to make sure their needs as students are heard by School Board candidates. “If our representatives…
The Oakland Ballers delivered in their inaugural season, reviving the city’s baseball legacy with a wining season and a playoff berth. “Welcome to the next chapter of baseball in Oakland,” blares a voice over the public address system in Raimondi Park, the B’s home field in West Oakland. Fans have flocked to the bleachers, nearly 2,000 on average at each home game. Only a few thousand more have been going to the Coliseum to see the A’s play their last…