Photo Trek: Welcome to Golden Gate

In our continuing effort to chronicle our city’s most popular neighborhoods through street photography, Oakland North reporter Megan Molteni took to Oakland’s Golden Gate neighborhood that stretches from San Pablo Ave on its western border to Adeline Street to the east.

Mills documentary project on the economy seeks Oakland stories

A Mills College documentary project called Economic Edge is focusing on an area that includes the  Fruitvale and San Antonio neighborhoods in Oakland. They are asking people how the economic downturn is affecting them, their businesses and their lives. In addition to producing documentary reports, they will also create a portrait of the area using a map and people’s stories. You can find their website here. What are the stories you want to be told? If you’d like to suggest ideas,…

Photo Trek: A Rockridge walkabout

Welcome to Rockridge’s college Avenue. In an ongoing effort to chronicle the City’s most popular neighborhoods, Oakland North reporter Lexi Pandell takes an afternoon to introduce you to the small residential and commercial corridor.

Photo Trek: Lake Merritt

Oakland North reporters Meghan Walsh and Roberto Daza take you on a walk around Lake Merritt in the first of an ongoing series chronicling the city’s busiest neighborhoods.

ON Radio: One on one with the Gilman’s Brian Edge

This year the Gilman, a not for profit punk rock club celebrates its 25 year anniversary. Oakland North talks with Brian Edge, author of “924 Gilman: The Story So Far,” about how this small gem of a venue is much more than just the few bands that played there and went on to become famous.