Posts Tagged ‘east oakland’
Tales of Two Cities Podcast: Spaces
For our final episode of 2016, we bring you stories all about different spaces and the creatures that inhabit them. Tune in to hear stories about: an East Oakland mural transforming the space around a community center, a heated governmental debate about the best way to stop illegal dumping in the East Bay, and a trip up to Bodega Bay to explore the legacy of the classic film, The Birds.
Read MoreOaklanders tackle illegal trash dumping in their neighborhoods
Illegal dumping has plagued the city of Oakland for more than 20 years. Today, the problem is worse than ever and it is affecting residents, businesses and government leaders alike.
Read MoreFord-sponsored bike sharing program coming to Oakland next spring
Bike-sharing hits Oakland courtesy of Ford Motor Co.
Read MoreTech event exposes Oakland youth to virtual reality
High school students filled the rooms at the East Oakland Youth Development Center over Labor Day weekend to learn about virtual reality technology. Among the 45 attendees was fourteen-year old Oakland-native Gabriel Sanchez, who participated on a team that was working to incorporate virtual reality (VR) technology in simulating the Oval Office. He said he…
Read MoreOakland native documents forgotten communities
When Brittani Sensabaugh walks down the streets of East Oakland, she notices a combination of characteristics among those who live there—strength, struggles and power. It is those features she wants to capture in her photography. Sensabaugh, better known as “Britt Sense,” is a documentarian whose project “222ForgottenCities,” is currently exhibiting in New York. Last month,…
Read MoreOUSD Board of Education approves expansion of KIPP Bridge Charter School
Few members of the public attended the beginning of Wednesday night’s meeting for the Oakland Unified School District (OUSD) Board of Education. In a relatively empty room, the board heard a presentation from schools police chief Jeff Godown on arrests within OUSD schools and discussed budget priorities for the coming school year.
Read MoreShoppers get a preview of the treasures at 57th annual White Elephant Sale
Each year the Oakland Museum Women’s Board organizes the sale, and the proceeds benefit the Oakland Museum of California (OMCA). People donate old items, which are then sorted into different categories and sold to the public. Admission to the preview sale is $15, or $20 at the door, while admission to the sale in March is free.
Read MoreSixty, sober, and starting over
Text by Melissa Batchelor Warnke. Photos by Luisa Conlon. It’s 6 am on a Sunday, and a group of men are sitting in a parking lot in the dark. They’re half of the Teen Challenge Choir—two dozen men and women in treatment for “life controlling issues.” They’re about to get in a big white van…
Read MoreStudents stage “guerrilla art” exhibit as part of East 12th public land debate
The newest phase of contest over the East 12th parcel is a student “guerrilla art” exhibit.
Read MoreStudent-run mobile Medicare clinic helps seniors manage medications
A collection of free mobile Medicare clinics staffed by volunteer pharmacists and students are helping residents navigate their healthcare plans.
Read MoreNia Imara sheds light on Oakland through art
Born in East Oakland and raised in the Bay Area, Imara is an astronomer and a researcher at Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, holding the prestigious title of a Harvard-MIT Future Faculty Leader Postdoctoral Fellow. Not only was she was the first African American woman to get a Ph.D. in astrophysics from UC Berkeley, but she is also a self-taught painter.
Read MoreLiberating Ourselves Locally encourages diversity in tech force through Hack Night
Carlos Mendoza, a high school student, comes every Monday night at Liberating Ourselves Locally for Hack Night. Sitting in the back of the room next to his mentor, Mendoza takes out his laptop and starts typing. At 18 he is one of the group’s youngest members. He also has a big project underway: Mendoza is creating his own video game.
Read MoreBlack farmers gather in Oakland to discuss gentrification and the future of their community
Black farmers gather in Oakland to discuss food deserts, the future, and the history of their community.
Read MoreNew East Oakland Planned Parenthood expands services
Looking to the future of the organization, newly opened East Oakland/Coliseum Planned Parenthood is expanding its services to include surgical abortions and possibly vasectomies.
Read MoreMembers, staff of East Oakland Youth Development Center celebrate opening of newly expanded facility
EOYDC serves students in East Oakland with free after-school programming. It was founded in 1973, officially opening in 1978. The existing facilities recently underwent renovation as well as the construction of over 6,000 square feet of additional space including an art and ceramics studio, an Apple Mac lab, a rooftop deck and an exercise studio where dance, yoga and martial arts classes are held.
Read MoreNeighbors express frustration, sadness after shooting of ice cream man in East Oakland
Oakland Police Department releases information about “wanted suspect” they are searching for in connection with the fatal shooting of Jasvir Singh, an East Oakland ice cream truck driver.
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