06.05.23 Monday Meals: The City Budget and Violence Prevention

06.05.23 Monday Meals: The City Budget and Violence Prevention

What does investing in community safety really look like? Dr. Frankie Ramos and Xochtil Larios from our partner, Communities United for Restorative Youth Justice, joined us to break down Mayor Thao’s proposed budget which increases funding for policing...
A Love Letter to Oakland

A Love Letter to Oakland

If I could write a love letter to Oakland it would be about how much I learned to break my heart wide open and do the work  the seen and unseen  work to try to make this town  better for us all so we can not only dream bigger but live better not in...
OUSD Special Election + Strike Results Debrief

OUSD Special Election + Strike Results Debrief

Things just don’t seem to slow down with the Oakland Unified School District (OUSD). This week Alameda County Superintendent of Schools Alysse Castro ordered a special election to fill the vacancy for the District 5 seat on the OUSD Board of Trustees. The Board had...