Oakland High students fight for lead-free drinking fountains: ‘We should not have to beg … to get clean water’
Frustrated by what they see as their school district’s lack of urgency in responding to lead in drinking water, four Oakland High seniors have transformed a senior class project into read more…
The Stakes: Oakland schools work to protect immigrant families as ICE threatens sanctuary spaces
“The Stakes” is a UC Berkeley Journalism project on executive orders and actions affecting Californians and their communities. Since President Donald Trump took office in January, Jessie Papalia has felt read more…
Shoves, blocks, jams, whips — Bay Area Derby rolls into a new season
To the untrained eye, roller derby seems like pure pandemonium — players falling over like bowling pins, knocking into each other left and right. But hours of weekly training have read more…
Oakland’s 16th Street Station gets historic status, while advocates fight encroaching development
A landmark of the Prescot neighborhood, Oakland’s 16th Street Station is hard to miss. Just off Interstate 880, the 40-feet-tall Beaux Arts style building towers above surrounding homes and squat read more…
Oakland spares firehouses, but it will be months before closed stations reopen
Oakland City Council voted Tuesday to reopen three fire stations that were temporarily closed to save money amid a $130 million budget shortfall. The resolution passed unanimously, signaling a push read more…
VIDEO: Giving kids and communities hope — Youth Alive works to stop the cycle of violence in Oakland
For more than 30 years, an Oakland nonprofit has been working in neighborhoods to interrupt the cycle of violence that often leads to retaliation and incarceration. This story follows the read more…
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