What happens when you call 911? Meet Oakland's first responders
A year ago, KALW’s Ali Budner met Sharena Thomas and her friend Lesley Phillips, two women from East Oakland who say the 911 emergency response system in» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticleOakland-born artist Ise Lyfe explores housing as a human right
Before artist and performer Ise Lyfe became Ise Lyfe, he was Isaac Brown, growing up in East Oakland, probably playing Nintendo games like he is right now.» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticleToday's Local Music: Versatile
The song you can listen to above is being played by Solomon Munghia. Patrons of the 81st Avenue East Oakland library might occasionally hear Munghia» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticleDance in the library? Why not
Libraries are where many people go to exercise their brains, and now there’s at least one where you can exercise your body. The 81st Avenue Branch Library» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticleBringing storytime to the long wait for social services
A One-Stop Shop for Social Services For many, the Eastmont Town Center in East Oakland is the go-to place to apply for food stamps, get medical coverage,» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticleAfter 15 years of false starts, Oakland puts hope into a new community...
West Oakland’s Alex Miller-Cole has decided that he can’t depend on the police for help. “Mead Avenue was the second worst street in all of Oakland,” he» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticleAfter 15 years of false starts, Oakland puts hope into a new community...
West Oaklands Alex Miller-Cole has decided that he cant depend on the police for help. Mead Avenue was the second worst street in all of Oakland, he says.» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticleStoryCorps: Navigating patients to spiritual health at Highland Hospital
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View ArticleHear Here: Dr. Pamela Alston treats East Oakland's teeth
Pamela Alston was raised in Emeryville along with her eight brothers and sisters. She noticed something particular about the place where she was growing...» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticleHear Here: Meet Anthony Propernick
For about a year and a half now, KALW has been popping into the 81st Avenue East Oakland library to record the stories of the people who live and work...» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticleOakland high school confronts daily violence
Castlemont High in East Oakland, looks like many other California schools – colorful box-style buildings with big windows – but inside, teacher...» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticleHear Here: Michael Lefall's role model
For about a year and a half now, KALW has been popping into the 81st Avenue East Oakland library to record the stories of the people who live and work...» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticleHear Here: Eric Hannan remembers working at 81st Ave. Library in Oakland
Eric Hannan was only supposed to work as the 81st Avenue Library's Teen Service Director for a few weeks. He ended up staying two years. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticleWalking with purpose to combat violence
When it comes to sending a message to the community, one way to do it is to simply stand together. That’s what one Oakland organization is doing by...» E-Mail This
View ArticleHear Here: Jeannette King-Harris wants to turn her neighborhood around
Jeannette King-Harris grew up in Oakland and says she’s tired of all the difficulties young people face there today. So, she’s launching an...» E-Mail This
View ArticleEast Oakland's Scraper bike team takes over the streets "with a positive heart"
At the end of a narrow alley off of International Boulevard, through the open doorway of El ColectíVelo bike shop, I’m greeted by a young boy. “R.B.!...» E-Mail This
View ArticleOakland youth grow a taste for fruits and veggies
I’m walking across an old baseball diamond at Tassafaronga Park in Oakland with four very qualified agriculture experts. We’re approaching a new...» E-Mail This
View ArticleThe debate over more charter schools in Oakland
Betsy Rubio is seven years old, and lives on MacArthur and 77th in the Castlemont neighborhood of East Oakland. But she attends Urban Montessori school,...» E-Mail This
View ArticleTacos and Banh Mi: A match made in heaven
On the corner of 14th Avenue and International Boulevard in East Oakland, there's a strip mall with a mini-mart, a laundromat, and then there is Saigon...
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