Community
Guardian Gym is a free, non-profit sports facility for boys and girls ages 10 to 24. Its founders opened the gym in Oakland after they realized the profound effect that having a safe recreational space and healthy goals had brought to their own lives. They want to bring those same opportunities to young men and women and help them learn that you can be successful on and off the mat by showing up every day.
No one is taking credit for distributing what some call “misleading” signs in Oakland corner stores but community board members may take legal action anyway.
Life is hard enough as it is for Oakland’s homeless encampment residents. Adding to the long list of adversities, however, is petty theft and other low-level crime. And that’s just the beginning of it.
OpenOakland’s latest version of OpenDisclosure.io, a website that provides data visualizations for campaign finance information related to this year’s elections in Oakland.
Hoping to boost attendance, staff members volunteer weekly to wash their students’ clothes.
The Oakland Museum’s event tells the personal stories of city residents through art.
Artist Rosten Woo’s new public sculptures in Oakland are bringing new understanding of air pollution to the city.
Protesters marched from Glenn Dyer jail to the Alameda County Administration Building to advocate for an audit of the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office.
At Somos Familia, Latinx parents with queer or trans children meet together in a support group and share resources with one another.