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Co-owners Dieu Thi Ngo and Tony Torres pose before Saigon Deli (& Taco Valparaiso), a Vietnamese and Mexican restaurant they opened more than three years ago.

Two cultures come together in one Oakland kitchen

Oakland North takes a look at a unique restaurant in East Oakland, one where the Mexican and Vietnamese cultures come together in the same kitchen.

By Justin Whiteman on December 9, 2014

Oakland North spotlight: Cafe Underwood

Meet Oakland’s new hybrid cafe-coworking space and the man behind it.

By Nina Zou, Gina Pollack, Alissa Greenberg and Justin Whiteman on December 3, 2014
8:15 p.m. Parker, Tuman and Quan pose with other Oakland mayoral candidates, including fellow frontrunners Rebecca Kaplan and Dan Siegel plus a few write-in hopefuls, for a photo taken by blogger and event moderator Zennie Abraham, moments before the Giants win the World Series. Photo by Sasha Lekach.

Life on the trail: A day campaigning with Oakland’s mayoral candidates

We followed Oakland mayoral candidates Courtney Ruby, Joe Tuman, Bryan Parker and Mayor Jean Quan for a day on the campaign trail and documented what they are doing in their final push before Tuesday’s election.

By Joshua Escobar, Alissa Greenberg, Sasha Lekach and Justin Whiteman on October 31, 2014
Students of Dewey Academy attend the Oakland Unified School District Board Meeting on Wednesday to voice their concerns about Dewey’s potential relocation.

OUSD board members address Dewey’s future, detentions and special education

OUSD’s biweekly school board meeting focused on Dewey Academy and its future, the issue of biased detentions in Oakland schools, and special education.

By Justin Whiteman on October 24, 2014
Oakland mayoral candidates Bryan Parker, Courtney Ruby, Mayor Jean Quan, Libby Schaaf, Dan Siegel and Joe Tuman (standing) speak at Thursday night’s “Education in the Oakland Elections,” a forum hosted by Great Oakland Public Schools at the Waterfront Hotel in Jack London Square. Photo by James Pace-Cornsilk.

Oakland mayoral candidates talk education at forum

Oakland mayoral candidates answer questions and seek votes – by discussing education.

By Justin Whiteman on October 21, 2014
Students at Oakland's Esperanza Elementary take part in Oakland Unified School District's Meatless Monday lunch at Stonehurst's Campus Kitchen.

Oakland Unified School District celebrated for Meatless Mondays

Elementary students stand in line at Oakland’s Stonehurst Campus Kitchen, facing a critical question that will define the next thirty minutes of their lives: burger or chicken salad?

By Justin Whiteman on October 7, 2014
Lauren Angius and her team

New Oakland app offers quick look at campaign finances

A group of “volunteer civic hackers” launches app comparing campaign finance data in Oakland.

By Justin Whiteman on September 9, 2014

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