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This little road in East Oakland is home to some of the best street food vendors in the Bay Area. @chroniclesofazu.bsky.social and Ximena Natera's guide and full story. oaklandside.org/2025/09/18/5...

I think there were far more than 10k people in Oakland today for the #NoKings march. Here's some photos — oaklandside.org/2025/06/14/p...

If you’re undocumented, don’t march tomorrow. Stay home. Let the rest of us get this one. Solidarity ✊🏿✊🏾✊🏽✊🏼

SCOOP: The Trump admin has abruptly shifted the focus of its mass deportation campaign, telling ICE officials to largely pause raids and arrests in the agricultural industry, hotels and restaurants, according to an internal email and three officials with knowledge. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/13/u...

Immigration attorneys are working around the clock to dispel misinformation and caution the public against sharing rumors on social media.

Sure, former Mayor Sheng Thao got raided by the FBI, but let me tell you about Mayor Slavic, who was complicit in racist removals, or Houlihan, who embezzled money from an elderly widow. Darwin and I went through 100 years of controversies.

The Oakland premiere of #FreakyTales was amazing because... I met Pedro Pascal and Jay Ellis (my fiancé may or may not think I'm going to leave him for them 😆) My recap. Photos by Jose Fermoso

And now for a fun story about Oakland 🪄🤹🏻‍♀️🕴️

@joegarofoli.bsky.social chides @oaklandside.bsky.social for including several Oakland mayor candidates in our forum last night, not just the two "serious" ones. But then how would we have heard those "smart ideas" from Suz Robinson, a little-known candidate whose profile has risen since our event?

Lol just bc you couldn't convince kqed to take on events aggregation... ;) I love the round up @chroniclesofazu.bsky.social does for Oaklandside every week! oaklandside.org/2025/02/18/o...

My latest: Loud chants of “Deportations, please say no, Donald Trump has got to go,” and “ICE, shut them down, Oakland is an immigrant town” rang out as the marchers waved flags and handwritten signs.

Voters will decide on Oakland’s next mayor in April. We’re convening the candidates on Feb. 26 at Castlemont High for a discussion about public safety, trust in government, and lots more.

Each #Oakland firehouse is staffed by 3 rotating crews, and all of the members of Station 13’s Shift C are first or second-generation, fully bilingual Latinos. Oaklandside reporter @chroniclesofazu.bsky.social visited Station 13 a few months ago, here is her story. oaklandside.org/2024/12/13/o...

Deep Oakland knowledge and love from @chroniclesofazu.bsky.social and Jose Fermoso reporting on the death of Rickey Henderson @oaklandside.bsky.social oaklandside.org/2024/12/21/r...

“History Doesn't Repeat Itself, but It Often Rhymes” – Mark Twain.

The city of Oakland has applied for a restraining order against Seneca Scott, a prominent political organizer who ran for mayor in 2022 and was a leader of the recall campaign against Mayor Sheng Thao. oaklandside.org/2024/12/13/r...

Meet the Bomberos — Oakland’s Latino firefighters who helped transform the fire department. 🧑‍🚒 ✍️by @chroniclesofazu.bsky.social 📸by Carla Hernández Ramírez. oaklandside.org/2024/12/13/o...

Shift C at Station 13 takes pride in being bilingual, serving Fruitvale, and doing community work.

At Monday’s Oakland City Council meeting, where hundreds of people showed up to speak out against sweeping cuts to city programs and services, one of the largest contingents, representing roughly a quarter of all the speakers, was there to defend funding for the cultural affairs division.

Oakland's Duong family, CWS, and a security company allegedly paid for 2022 election hit pieces to help elect Sheng Thao, according to the Alameda County DA's office. oaklandside.org/2024/12/10/d...

Oakland City Council meeting is getting underway. 🧵 At the top, Council Prez Nikki Bas says it's an informational meeting. They'll not be taking major actions. But the discussion will center on the city's rocky budget situation.

Oakland is cutting services to balance its budget deficit. Here's some of what's on the chopping block: $25M in OPD overtime Canceling 2 police academies Temporarily closing 2 fire companies And more.... oaklandside.org/2024/12/06/o...

This is a dangerous and closed-minded view of journalism. There are never two sides to a story—there are multitudes. Our job is to deliver context, expert analysis and facts so readers have enough insight to make up their own minds. Dumbing down info and rating it leaves little room for nuance.

Really impressed with today’s #earthquake warnings and hope everyone who got them heeded them. For anyone unsure about what to do when shaking starts I wrote up this guide: www.theguardian.com/world/2024/a...

The city of Oakland has talked about proactive rental inspections for around a decade without implementation. When issues arise, a tenant's only course of action is to notify their landlords & file a code enforcement complaint if the issue isn't addressed. www.eltimpano.org/housing/maki...

Closest drug store when I moved into Maxwell Park in 2002! First time I went, Clyde Carson from The Team sold me "Beyond the Glory" CD from the trunk of a yellow car. Only came here in emergencies because I hate Walgreens. Story by @chroniclesofazu.bsky.social: oaklandside.org/2024/12/02/2...

2 Walgreens are closing in East Oakland. No — it's not the shoplifting. The company is closing 1,200 stores because it has failed to keep up with competitors, expanded too fast, and has legal fines associated with opiod sales & defrauding the govt. oaklandside.org/2024/12/02/2...

How long until my forgotten VHS and DVD collection is worth a whole lotta money? 🤔

So, how do I find everyone I follow on that other nameless app? 😫