Jose Fermoso
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Journalist, Oaklander, Californian.
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Jose Fermoso
The Oaklandside
1 day ago
Oakland City Council backed a draft of the bill that would give governments more time to respond to requests.
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Fees for public records? A bill could kneecap state transparency laws
Oakland City Council backed a draft of the bill that would give governments more time to respond to requests.
https://oaklandside.org/2026/06/17/public-records-act-ab-1821-pacheco-fees/
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Jose Fermoso
The Oaklandside
1 day ago
Students say when a fight breaks out on campus, a crowd often gathers to hit record. School leaders are now considering discipline for students who share those videos.
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As school fights spread on social media, OUSD struggles to keep up
Students say when a fight breaks out on campus, a crowd often gathers to hit record. School leaders are now considering discipline for students who share those videos.
https://oaklandside.org/2026/06/17/oakland-school-fights-social-media-ousd/
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Jose Fermoso
Molly Knight
6 days ago
THAT’S TWO BIRTHRIGHT CITIZENSHIP GOALS IN THE FIRST HALF FOR TEAM USA
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Jose Fermoso
The Oaklandside
7 days ago
Every day, officers head out to respond to multiple Oakland calls. They’ve rescued injured birds and a 350-pound pig — and faced the grim outcome of animal neglect.
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A day with Oakland Animal Control is as wild as the animals they help
The officers have rescued injured birds and a 350-pound pig — and face the grim outcome of animal neglect.
https://oaklandside.org/2026/06/11/oakland-animal-control-ride-along/
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Jose Fermoso
Maya Kaufman
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INVESTIGATION: 🚨 A Polymarket exec used a personal PayPal account to pay major political influencers like Riley Gaines and Brian Krassenstein, who then hyped how "accurate" Polymarket is at predicting outcomes. We uncovered $350,000+ flowing to influencers this way
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‘Unbelievable how accurate’: How paid influencers hype Polymarket’s odds
The company’s chief marketing officer, Matthew Modabber, used a personal PayPal account to send money to content creators, according to records reviewed by POLITICO.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/06/05/polymarket-paid-political-influencers-00932789
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Jose Fermoso
The Oaklandside
11 days ago
Oakland's African diaspora and other communities came out to celebrate on Saturday in Mosswood Park.
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Photos: Bright colors, feathers, music and joy at Oakland Carnival
Oakland's African diaspora and other communities came out to celebrate on Saturday in Mosswood Park.
https://oaklandside.org/2026/06/08/oakland-carnival-wellness-festival/
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This Plank location in Jack London Square would be an excellent place for an Oakland Berkeley Bowl. And they can keep the bowling lanes.
oaklandside.org/2026/06/05/p...
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Plank announces mid-summer permanent closure, and a pizza spot quietly shutters
A running list of restaurants that have recently closed in Berkeley, Oakland, Richmond, and beyond.
https://oaklandside.org/2026/06/05/plank-jack-london-square-super-slice-closing/
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Jose Fermoso
Darwin BondGraham
13 days ago
An astonishing level of surveillance — 600 million plate reads in a year.
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Flock cameras captured over 600 million license plates in Oakland last year
Only a small fraction of the plates were associated with criminal suspects, according to police.
https://oaklandside.org/2026/06/05/flock-cameras-oakland-600-million-license-plate-reader/
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Jose Fermoso
NPR
13 days ago
A new HBO documentary by Questlove tells the story of the R&B band Earth, Wind & Fire. Morning Edition host A Martinez speaks with band members Philip Bailey, Verdine White & Ralph Johnson.
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Star-studded documentary explores the genius of Earth, Wind & Fire
A new HBO documentary by Questlove tells the story of the R&B band Earth, Wind & Fire. Morning Edition host A Martinez speaks with band members Philip Bailey, Verdine White & Ralph Johnson.
https://n.pr/4fXMxGA
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Jose Fermoso
The Oaklandside
13 days ago
Only a small fraction of the plates were associated with criminal suspects, according to police.
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Flock cameras captured over 600 million license plates in Oakland last year
Only a small fraction of the plates were associated with criminal suspects, according to police.
https://oaklandside.org/2026/06/05/flock-cameras-oakland-600-million-license-plate-reader/
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In January and March, Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee hosted high-powered meetings to end 2 years of near-incessant lobbying by politically connected residents over a street-slowing project. The lobbying role of Buffy Wicks, a state assembly member, angered many neighbors.
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Buffy Wicks brings her YIMBY approach to road safety
The state rep wanted to steamroll obstacles to road improvements by limiting public input. Yet she pushed hard on measures in her own neighborhood.
https://oaklandside.org/2026/06/01/buffy-wicks-ab-1976-road-safety-projects/
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Jose Fermoso
The Oaklandside
17 days ago
The state rep wants to steamroll obstacles to road improvements, in part by limiting public feedback. Yet she was a leading player in a contentious, years-long debate over traffic-slowing measures in her own neighborhood.
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Buffy Wicks brings her YIMBY approach to road safety
The state rep wants to steamroll obstacles to road improvements, in part by limiting public feedback. Yet she was a leading player in a contentious, years-long debate over traffic-slowing measures in her own neighborhood.
https://oaklandside.org/2026/06/01/buffy-wicks-ab-1976-road-safety-projects/
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Jose Fermoso
The Oaklandside
about 1 month ago
Air monitors are currently online at 56 Oakland Unified School District campuses, with plans underway to expand to 75.
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You’ll soon be able to track air quality at every Oakland school
Air monitors are currently online at 56 Oakland Unified School District campuses, with plans underway to expand to 75.
https://oaklandside.org/2026/05/15/air-quality-oakland-schools-pollution/
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Jose Fermoso
The Oaklandside
about 1 month ago
Several others sustained injuries in a major collision late Saturday night. The driver allegedly tried to flee 85th and International after the crash.
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3 killed by driver who crashed into pedestrians on East Oakland sidewalk
Several others sustained injuries in a major collision late Saturday night. The driver allegedly tried to flee 85th and International after the crash.
https://oaklandside.org/2026/05/17/3-killed-reckless-driver-east-oakland-85th-international/
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Jose Fermoso
The Oaklandside
about 1 month ago
AC Transit, BART are seeing year-over-year increases in ridership, while car dealerships say hybrid sales are booming. They say war-related gas scarcity is only one factor.
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Oaklanders are flocking to hybrids and buses. Are gas prices driving a shift?
AC Transit, BART are seeing year-over-year increases in ridership, while car dealerships say hybrid sales are booming.
https://oaklandside.org/2026/05/18/oaklanders-are-flocking-to-hybrids-and-buses-are-gas-prices-driving-a-shift/
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Jose Fermoso
The Oaklandside
29 days ago
DA Ursula Jones Dickson said there are at least 10 victims of the East Oakland collision.
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Teen driver in fatal Oakland crash charged with vehicular manslaughter
DA Ursula Jones Dickson said there are at least 10 victims of the East Oakland collision.
https://oaklandside.org/2026/05/20/oakland-crash-suspect-driver-charged/
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Jose Fermoso
The Oaklandside
28 days ago
Oakland Animal Services sent 205 dogs to Miranda’s Rescue last year. The agency has discovered that some animals it sent for adoption were killed and dumped instead.
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Rescue dogs from Oakland allegedly killed at shelter in Humboldt County
Oakland Animal Services sent 205 dogs to Miranda’s Rescue last year. The agency discovered that some sent for adoption were instead killed and dumped.
https://oaklandside.org/2026/05/22/mirandas-rescue-shelter-humboldt-county-investigation-oakland-dogs-killed/
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Jose Fermoso
The Oaklandside
3 months ago
Catch up on Oakland news while walking the dog or cooking dinner with Oaklandside 510.
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Speed cameras in Oakland are real now...on the podcast
Catch up on Oakland news while walking the dog or cooking dinner with Oaklandside 510.
https://oaklandside.org/2026/04/03/speed-cameras-in-oakland-are-real-now-on-the-podcast/
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Jose Fermoso
The Oaklandside
3 months ago
The city is facing a potential multi-million dollar lawsuit for the crash following a CHP pursuit that killed Boomer and injured Ta Ta Neshe Woodruff.
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‘OPD rendered no aid’: Marvin Boomer’s loved ones slam police and CHP in legal filing
The city is facing a potential multi-million dollar lawsuit for the crash following a CHP pursuit that killed Boomer and injured Ta Ta Neshe Woodruff.
https://oaklandside.org/2026/04/03/marvin-boomer-death-woodruff-opd-chp-legal-claim/
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earthquake. got the detection notification like 3 seconds before feeling it.
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Jose Fermoso
The Oaklandside
3 months ago
If a new tax doesn’t pass in November, one plan would cut service to two-thirds of pre-pandemic levels. Bus lines that serve fewer people, such as the 281, 19, 251, and 56, are on the chopping block.
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AC Transit reveals doomsday budget scenarios, and entire lines could be cut
If a new tax doesn’t pass in November, one plan would cut service to two-thirds of pre-pandemic levels. Bus lines that serve fewer people, such as the 281, 19, 251, and 56, are on the chopping block.
https://oaklandside.org/2026/03/30/ac-transit-doomsday-scenario-bus-service-tax-measure/
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Green meteor above California??
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Jose Fermoso
The Oaklandside
3 months ago
Graphic video from the OPD car chase that turned fatal for a 28-year-old bystander also shows that the officers abruptly left the scene.
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Video of Oakland police 'ghost chase' captures cops laughing after deadly collision
Graphic video from the OPD car chase that turned fatal for a 28-year-old bystander also shows that the officers abruptly left the scene.
https://oaklandside.org/2026/03/18/lolo-soakai-oakland-police-chase-video/
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Jose Fermoso
The Oaklandside
3 months ago
Members of the East Bay's Iranian American community express fear, stress, sorrow, and hope as the U.S.-Israel attacks on Iran unfold.
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Celebrating Nowruz, the Persian new year, at a time of war
Members of the East Bayʻs Iranian American community express fear, stress, sorrow, and hope as the U.S.-Israel attacks on Iran unfold.
https://oaklandside.org/2026/03/20/persian-new-year-nowruz-iran-us-israel-war-east-bay/
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Jose Fermoso
The Oaklandside
3 months ago
San Francisco Baykeeper is suing the State Lands Commission over a deal allowing the removal of 1.7 million cubic yards of sand each year from the bottom of the San Francisco Bay.
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Sand removal in the Bay threatens species and worsens coastal erosion, lawsuit claims
San Francisco Baykeeper is suing the State Lands Commission over a deal allowing the removal of 1.7 million cubic yards of sand each year from the bottom of the San Francisco Bay.
https://oaklandside.org/2026/03/16/san-francisco-bay-sand-mining-lawsuit/
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Jose Fermoso
Darwin BondGraham
3 months ago
Update: our attorneys convinced Oakland to release some of the police body camera video of the incident, including a brief struggle with OPD officers, that led to Martin's death.
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add a skeleton here at some point
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Jose Fermoso
The Oaklandside
3 months ago
The highway impact report found Oakland forgoes $23.9 billion in development and $181 million in property taxes thanks to urban land swallowed up by freeways.
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How could Oakland raise billions in revenue? New report suggests removing freeways
The highway impact report found Oakland forgoes $23.9 billion in development and $181 million in property taxes thanks to urban land swallowed up by freeways.
https://oaklandside.org/2026/03/12/oakland-freeways-robbing-billions-dollars-new-texas-report-finds/
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Jose Fermoso
The Oaklandside
3 months ago
Catch up on Oakland news while walking the dog or cooking dinner with Oaklandside 510.
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Black Joy Parade in Oakland...on the podcast
Catch up on Oakland news while walking the dog or cooking dinner with Oaklandside 510.
https://oaklandside.org/2026/03/06/black-joy-parade-in-oakland-on-the-podcast/
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Jose Fermoso
The Oaklandside
3 months ago
The city added 18 speed cameras on January 14 as part of a multiple-city statewide pilot. Fines start in mid-March.
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New Oakland speed cameras send 70K warnings in first month
The city added 18 speed cameras on January 14 as part of a multiple-city statewide pilot. Fines start in mid-March.
https://oaklandside.org/2026/03/06/oakland-speed-cameras-70000-warnings-first-month/
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Jose Fermoso
The Oaklandside
3 months ago
Chang, the hip hop historian and cultural critic, has written a vivid history of the martial arts legend and his worlds. He takes us on a tour of Lee’s days in Oakland.
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Walking Bruce Lee’s Oakland with Jeff Chang
Chang, the hip hop historian and cultural critic, has written a vivid history of the martial arts legend and his worlds. He takes us on a tour of Lee’s days in Oakland.
https://oaklandside.org/2026/03/06/walking-bruce-lees-oakland-with-jeff-chang/
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Jose Fermoso
The Oaklandside
3 months ago
A misdemeanor case has surfaced a troubling pattern in Alameda County juries, which often fail to reflect the community’s diversity.
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Alameda County public defender challenges judge over lack of Black jurors
A misdemeanor case has surfaced a troubling pattern in Alameda County juries, which often fail to reflect the community’s diversity.
https://oaklandside.org/2026/03/09/diversity-jury-selection-oakland-alameda-county/
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Jose Fermoso
The Oaklandside
3 months ago
Saturday’s violence at a downtown nightclub marked the 13th and 14th homicides in Oakland this year.
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Weekend mass shooting in Oakland: What we know
Saturday’s violence at a downtown nightclub marked the 13th and 14th homicides in Oakland this year.
https://oaklandside.org/2026/03/10/shooting-downtown-oakland-nightclub-ez-lounge/
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Jose Fermoso
The Oaklandside
4 months ago
And the identity of the government’s key informant might soon be made public.
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Judge in Oakland FBI corruption case says attempt to suppress evidence is a ‘stretch’
And the identity of the government’s key informant might soon be made public.
https://oaklandside.org/2026/03/05/oakland-fbi-corruption-case-sheng-thao-david-duong/
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Jose Fermoso
The Oaklandside
4 months ago
Rep. Lateefah Simon said the attacks 'demonstrate once again President Trump’s callous disregard for the rule of law.' A protest is scheduled for 3 p.m. in San Francisco.
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US strikes Iran; protests erupt worldwide
Rep. Lateefah Simon said the attacks 'demonstrate once again President Trump’s callous disregard for the rule of law.'
https://oaklandside.org/2026/02/28/us-strikes-iran-protests-erupt-worldwide-lateefah-simon-condemns/
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Jose Fermoso
The Oaklandside
4 months ago
Other events include Oakland Ballers open tryouts, the Oakland 68s Fans Fest, and championship matches for Oakland high school soccer and basketball.
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Oakland sports calendar: A celebration for Alysa Liu; Roots and Falcons season openers
Other events include Oakland Ballers open tryouts, the Oakland 68s Fans Fest, and championship matches for Oakland high school soccer and basketball.
https://oaklandside.org/2026/02/26/oakland-sports-roundup-a-celebration-for-alysa-liu-roots-and-falcons-season-openers/
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Jose Fermoso
Roselyn Romero
4 months ago
The Oakland Police Department reported a 73% reduction in pending Skelly hearings between October 2024 and January 2026. OPD attributed the backlog to understaffing, strict recusal requirements, and outdated technology.
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Oakland police make ‘significant dent’ in disciplinary hearing backlog
OPD reported a 73% reduction in pending Skelly hearings in a 15-month period. But questions linger over who should run the process.
https://oaklandside.org/2026/02/25/oakland-police-skelly-backlog/
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Jose Fermoso
The Oaklandside
4 months ago
Oakland teachers voted to authorize a strike last Friday. Pressure is rising for OUSD to come to an agreement with their union, the OEA, while facing a looming $100 million deficit.
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What to know if Oakland teachers go on strike
Oakland teachers voted to authorize a strike last Friday. Pressure is rising for OUSD to come to an agreement with their union, the OEA, while facing a looming $100 million deficit.
https://oaklandside.org/2026/02/25/what-to-know-oakland-teacher-strike-faq/
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Jose Fermoso
The Oaklandside
4 months ago
The large, open-ended strike had led to frustrations by some patients over delayed care as well as difficulties for workers who went weeks without a paycheck.
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Kaiser strike to end after 4 weeks without a deal
The large, open-ended Kaiser strike had led to frustrations by patients over delayed care and difficulties for workers going without pay.
https://oaklandside.org/2026/02/23/kaiser-strike-ends/
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Oakland's Alysa Liu wins gold medal in Olympic figure skating
After taking a two-and-a-half-year hiatus from the sport, the 20 year-old has now won two gold medals at the Winter Olympics in Italy.
https://oaklandside.org/2026/02/19/alysa-liu-winter-olympics-gold-figure-skating/
4 months ago
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Jose Fermoso
The Oaklandside
4 months ago
Three more miles of protected cycle tracks will make biking from Fruitvale to Lake Merritt and Downtown safer.
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Expansion of Oakland’s East Bay Greenway to break ground later this year
Three more miles of protected cycle tracks will make biking from Fruitvale to Lake Merritt and Downtown safer.
https://oaklandside.org/2026/02/19/east-bay-greenway-oakland-protected-bike-lanes-lake-merritt-fruitvale/
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Jose Fermoso
The Oaklandside
4 months ago
“Happy Heavenly Birthday Oscar,” an installation about the young Oakland man killed by a BART police officer in 2009, is up through Feb. 28 at the Black Panther Party Museum.
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Oscar Grant would have turned 40 this month. A new exhibit celebrates his life
A installation about the life of an Oakland man killed by BART police in 2009 is up through Feb. 28 at the Black Panther Party Museum.
https://oaklandside.org/2026/02/19/oscar-grant-happy-birthday-exhibit-oakland/
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Jose Fermoso
The Oaklandside
4 months ago
The City Council agreed to give the indigenous-led organization over $800,000 in Measure DD funds to conserve 16-acres in the Oakland hills.
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Sogorea Te’ Land Trust and city of Oakland protect Sausal Creek headwaters
The City Council agreed to give the indigenous-led organization over $800,000 in Measure DD funds to conserve 16-acres in the Oakland hills.
https://oaklandside.org/2026/02/18/sogorea-te-land-trust-oakland-sausal-creek/
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Jose Fermoso
The Oaklandside
4 months ago
The beloved national park ranger and civil rights pioneer died in December at her Richmond home. She will be honored at Oakland's Kaiser Center for the Arts.
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Celebration of life for Betty Reid Soskin set for March 1 in Oakland
The beloved national park ranger and civil rights pioneer died in December at her Richmond home. She will be honored at the Kaiser Center for the Arts.
https://oaklandside.org/2026/02/17/betty-reid-soskin-celebration-of-life-announced/
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Jose Fermoso
The Oaklandside
4 months ago
An ambitious plan to improve the West Oakland roadway is expected to break ground this summer, with buffered bike lanes, pedestrian islands, and more.
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18th St. is one of Oakland's most dangerous. Here's how the city is fixing it
An ambitious plan to improve the West Oakland roadway is expected to break ground this summer, with buffered bike lanes, pedestrian islands, and more.
https://oaklandside.org/2026/02/13/18th-street-west-oakland-paving-construction-safe-streets-mandela-project/
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Jose Fermoso
Darwin BondGraham
4 months ago
People being sexually trafficked, and sex workers, often experience barriers to accessing healthcare and other resources. An Oakland nonprofit is bringing a clinic to the streets, focusing on serving and empowering sex-trafficked youth.
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A mobile clinic for sex-trafficked youth opens in Oakland
Offering STI testing, birth control, and other reproductive health services to young people being trafficked on “the Blade,” the clinic aims to meet people where they are.
https://oaklandside.org/2026/02/12/dream-youth-clinic-sex-trafficking-oakland-international-boulevard/
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Jose Fermoso
Oakland Review of Books
4 months ago
"The Important Novels of the mid-90s were supposed to be American Pastoral and Underworld, chronicles of the past by laureled men over sixty. Infinite Jest came busting in among them like a graphomaniac Kool-Aid Man, young, brash and huge."
www.oaklandreviewofbooks.org/infinity-plu...
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Infinity Plus One
David Foster Wallace's magnum opus turns thirty.
https://www.oaklandreviewofbooks.org/infinity-plus-one/
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Kat Ferreira
4 months ago
"The potential for love is all around the Town, and we heard from more than two dozen couples for whom Oakland is the main character in their love story." Love this story so much
@chroniclesofazu.bsky.social
thank you ✨💖🙏💕💫
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Falling in love in The Town: How 6 Oakland couples met in real life
Forget dating apps. From the Moms 4 Housing blockade, to Festival at the Lake, to the patio at Drexl bar, this is how to find love — Oakland style.
https://oaklandside.org/2026/02/09/oakland-love-stories-meet-cutes/
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Jose Fermoso
Cyrus Farivar
4 months ago
Firefighters Wore Gear Containing “Forever Chemicals.” The Forest Service Knew and Stayed Silent for Years.
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Firefighters Wore Gear Containing “Forever Chemicals.” The Forest Service Knew and Stayed Silent for Years.
As early as 2021, government officials were alerted to the presence of potentially dangerous chemicals known as PFAS in pants used by wildland firefighters, according to emails obtained by ProPublica.
https://www.propublica.org/article/forest-service-forever-chemical-firefighter-pfas
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Jose Fermoso
The Oaklandside
4 months ago
The city’s finance department is on a fast track to take over parking enforcement from the department of transportation, alarming staff and business leaders. The turf dispute will get aired out at a Feb. 10 council committee meeting.
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A battle over who runs parking in Oakland
The city’s finance department is on a fast track to take over parking enforcement from the department of transportation, alarming staff and business leaders. The turf dispute will get aired out at a Feb. 10 council committee meeting.
https://oaklandside.org/2026/02/06/finance-transportation-department-parking-citation-abandoned-cars-oakland-battle/
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Jose Fermoso
The Oaklandside
5 months ago
Multiple Oakland businesses, from bars to hair salons, also shuttered or donated earnings as part of a national day of actions to protest Trump’s aggressive immigration crackdown and honor the victims of ICE violence.
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‘We are not aliens': Students from a dozen Oakland schools walk out to protest ICE
Oakland businesses, from bars to hair salons, also shuttered or donated earnings as part of a national day of actions against ICE violence.
https://oaklandside.org/2026/01/30/oakland-student-walkout-ice-protest-strike-january-30/
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