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Tales of Two Cities Episode 8: I’m Not From Here

The Tales of Two Cities podcast is back for another season featuring brand new audio stories about Oakland and Richmond.

By Oakland North Staff on October 25, 2016

From left, Dr. John Maa, secretary of the San Francisco Medical Society; Annie Campbell Washington, Oakland vice mayor; San Francisco Board of Supervisor member Malia Cohen; and Dr. Jared Fine, the former dental health administrator for the Alameda County Public Health Department, host a press conference Friday afternoon at the Oakland headquarters of the American Heart Association after U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders sent a cease and desist letter to the opposition of Measure HH. Photo by Rosa Furneaux.

Bernie Sanders wants out of “false” anti-soda tax ads

Beverage makers receive another cease and desist letter regarding advertising in their campaign against proposed soda taxes in Oakland and San Francisco. The latest notice is from Sen. Bernie Sanders.

By Brian Krans and Rosa Furneaux on October 24, 2016

Ian Simmons, 33, of Oakland, is working to open a market in North Oakland by the end of the year. Seeing friends and family with health problems he believes are related to soda consumption, he says he supports Measure HH, a one-cent-per-ounce tax on sugar-sweetened beverages.

Soda, income, race, health: the issues behind Oakland’s Measure HH

Modern science is slowly unraveling the link between sugar and preventable diseases, such as obesity, diabetes, and heart diseases, conditions that affect the health of minorities, the young, and the poor more than anyone else. These are some of the issues behind Oakland’s Measure HH.

By Brian Krans on October 18, 2016

Though the actual viewing of the harvest moon had to be cancelled, due to inclement weather, an astronomer from the East Bay Astronomical Society gave a powerpoint presentation on the moon and its many wonders.

Moon Viewing Party, though moonless, builds connections across the ocean

On Sunday, the Oakland Fukuoka Sister City Association (OFSCA) hosted their 50th annual “Otsukimi” Moon Viewing Party, which drew over 200 people. Though this year the actual moon viewing was cancelled due to rainy weather, guests were still entertained by performances and discussions.

By Cameron Clark on October 18, 2016

Grant sends residents out of hospital, into community

UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital in Oakland can add one more item to its list of achievements: a $1.3 million Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) grant.

By Agatha Kereere on October 18, 2016

Bridgid Garcia’s “birthday piñata” cake was one of many baked goods featured in Saturday’s event. Garcia, who said she has had postpartum depression and works with kids on the autism spectrum, made the cake as a trial run for her daughter’s birthday. “Events like this make it more approachable and easier to discuss” mental health issues, she said.

Pop-up event raises money and awareness for mental illness issues

Bakers come together to raise money and awareness for mental health issues at the Depressed Cake Shop pop-up event at Creative Growth Art Center in Uptown Oakland on Saturday afternoon.

By Briana Flin on October 17, 2016

A no on HH campaign mailer with a headline that has been edited to read “Oakland Grocers Raise Concerns" instead of “Oakland grocers raise concerns about soda tax Measure HH.” The mailing address of the recipient has been blacked out to protect their privacy.

Soda tax opponents circulate mailer showing Oakland North story with edited headline

The opponents of a controversial Oakland ballot measure that would tax soda have been circulating a campaign mailer that uses an image of an Oakland North story, but with an altered headline. The mailer shows an image of a computer displaying a story we published on September 15, 2016, which profiled an Oakland grocer offering his thoughts on the ballot measure. But the headline above the story has been edited. In this version, the headline reads: “Oakland Grocers Raise Concerns.”…

By Oakland North Staff on October 14, 2016

Oakland Museum of California put on "Makers and Tasters: Food Activism" inspired by the "All Power to the People: Black Panthers at 50". Photo by Tian Chenwei

Oakland Museum of California hosts food activism event

The topics of healthy food, community wellbeing, education and employment intersected at the Oakland Museum of California (OMCA) on Friday evening at an event called “Makers and Tasters: Food Activism.”

By Tian Chenwei on October 10, 2016

Lawsuit against popular Bay Area restaurant sheds light on restaurant labor practices

A lawsuit filed against a popular restaurant, Burma Superstar, sheds light on labor practices in Bay Area restaurants.

By Rachel Cassandra on October 6, 2016

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