Oakland - Community & Society

For one queer Oakland couple, Rebecca Longworth and Joan Howard, their live-work space used to be a storied, rough-and-tumble, two-story lesbian bar called The Jubilee.

A tiny home village set up by Alameda County in San Leandro is apparently causing some big-time headaches for both the residents and the operators.

An influential figure of the Black Panther Party, Dr. Huey P. Newton was honored Sunday when a bronze bust debuted in West Oakland, simultaneously commemorating the political party's 55th anniversary.

Cherished but financially beleaguered Mills College had a lifeline in a merger offer from Boston’s Northeastern University, but a superior court judge just threw down a restraining order that could scuttle the deal.

Hoodline attended the Queer Expo at the first-ever Oakland Black Pride on Saturday, and the vendors came with not just pride but smiles.

There's been a lot of talk about whether or not you should wear a mask if you're vaccinated, and there have been questions recently about booster shots for those who received the Pfizer or Moderna vaccines. Vaccination status may end up being a key factor in whether Oaklanders can attend upcoming, large events like Pride.

Could this be grounds for an appeal, grounds for a mistrial, and should the country watch again?

Two Oakland teachers from Latinx backgrounds have been admitted to master's programs at Columbia University and Harvard University, and the charter school community where they've been working is singing their praises.

OAKWIFI, with funding from the CARES Act, is taking steps to close the digital gap through strategic partnerships, community outreach, and by providing access to underserved communities in Oakland. 

The spa shootings in Atlanta stunned the country last week, and the Oakland Asian community is still reeling from its own traumas while also wishing to console the families of victims in Atlanta. 

So much happened in 2020 that cities like Oakland had to fight to survive, but 2021 is full of hope. The community needs to come together to support small and Black-owned businesses, and get back out there as soon as they're vaccinated.

While San Francisco and Oakland are primarily experiencing the fires via unhealthy air quality, residents across the region are in dire need of support.

Here's the most recent top news in Oakland; see what headlines are trending among local readers, with links to full articles.

Here's the most recent top news in Oakland; see what headlines are trending among local readers, with links to full articles.

Here's the most recent top news in Oakland; see what headlines are trending among local readers, with links to full articles.

Here's the most recent top news in Oakland; see what headlines are trending among local readers, with links to full articles.

Here's the most recent top news in Oakland; see what headlines are trending among local readers, with links to full articles.

Here's the most recent top news in Oakland; see what headlines are trending among local readers, with links to full articles.

Here's the most recent top news in Oakland; see what headlines are trending among local readers, with links to full articles.

Here's the most recent top news in Oakland; see what headlines are trending among local readers, with links to full articles.

From ICE deportations to a lack of home Internet access, Oakland students are facing compounding pressures under the COVID-19 crisis, their teachers say.

Here's the most recent top news in Oakland; see what headlines are trending among local readers, with links to full articles.

The two scientists have started their own hand sanitizer production line, giving it all away to the unhoused, prison inmates and public housing residents.

Here's the most recent top news in Oakland; see what headlines are trending among local readers, with links to full articles.

Though Oakland said it would double hand-washing stations to fight COVID-19, a group of more than 100 unhoused people has been left to rely on volunteer-built stations.