Kaiser patients dance the night away at Pediatric Prom in Oakland
Kaiser Permanente's Oakland Medical Center recently threw a Pediatric Prom for its patients.
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Environmental barrier gives students at one Oakland school a chance at fresh air
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and several Bay Area-based organizations have planted a vegetation barrier to try to reduce air pollution at an East Oakland elementary school.
At a mulching party, East Bay residents learn how to convert lawns to gardens
On a warm Saturday morning, people began to slowly stroll into the Memorial Tabernacle in Oakland’s Bushrod neighborhood. They were gathered not for a morning service, but for a special kind of lawn party. Trail...
Preventing accidental overdoses by taking back old medications
Last weekend was the 12th National Drug Take Back Day, held at locations across the country, including Oakland. The Drug Enforcement Agency and local law enforcement groups collect unused prescription drugs on this day as part of...
Business reduces food waste by providing “ugly” produce to Bay Area residents
"Just because it's imperfect doesn't mean its bad."
San Pablo Avenue fire victims struggle to get help
The residential building at 2551 San Pablo Avenue caught fire in the early-morning hours of March 27, killing four people and displacing more than 100. That day Strauss started a crowdfunding page to collect donations...
Feminine hygiene products unavailable to many East Bay women
Every month, homeless and low-income women and girls in the East Bay have to contend with the high cost of feminine hygiene products. For some women, these products are a luxury they just cannot afford.
Impossible Foods brings a meatless burger to Oakland
On March 22, Impossible Foods launched a burger manufacturing facility in East Oakland. All burgers are plant-based, and they're a bit pricy.
Sacred Well offers Oakland hoodoo lessons
Across the street from Lake Merritt, a small group gathers around a wooden table, writing on playing cards. A man called Briar instructs his students to write “KEEP ME SAFE” in all caps across the...
EPA begins on-site cleanup of AMCO Chemical Superfund Site
Oakland resident Queen Thurston was one of the first to show up at this weekend’s community event to celebrate the installation and start-up of a new groundwater and soil treatment system at the AMCO Chemical...
State legislators work on bill to establish single-player healthcare system
As Californians brace for a possible repeal of the Affordable Care Act and the state’s marketplace, Covered California, legislators are working on an alternative healthcare bill that would establish a single-payer healthcare system in the...
State legislators push bill to limit emergency room closures
California has one the nation’s lowest number of hospital emergency rooms per capita, and Bay Area legislators are calling this shortage a crisis, as the number of people who need urgent care services keeps growing....
Alameda County residents talk Affordable Care Act with Rep. Barbara Lee
Over a thousand people gathered Saturday at the International Community School in Oakland for a town hall meeting to discuss Alameda County’s efforts to defend the Affordable Care Act. The event was organized by the...
Oakland non-profit sues soda makers on ‘false advertising’ claims
Praxis Project is suing Coca-Cola and the American Beverage Association for 'false advertising' and marketing. The non-profit claims it had to use funds to combat misleading ads by the soda makers.
Possible repeal of the Affordable Care Act leaves patients in limbo
As Californians, along with the rest of the nation, brace for a possible repeal of the Affordable Care Act, local residents feel more or less unsafe.
Children’s Hospital Oakland staff use grant to tackle sickle cell disease
UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital awarded grant for sickle cell initiative.
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