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We're doing something different with our end-of-year roundup at @Oaklandside.
You won't just find our stories. We wanted to celebrate and preserve great Oakland journalism across the board, from indie reporters + media makers + other local outlets. https://oaklandside.org/2020/12/23/excellent-oakland-journalism-you-may-have-missed-in-2020/
You won't just find our stories. We wanted to celebrate and preserve great Oakland journalism across the board, from indie reporters + media makers + other local outlets. https://oaklandside.org/2020/12/23/excellent-oakland-journalism-you-may-have-missed-in-2020/
Personal favorites include @danamo's gorgeous remembrance for @nprmusic of listening to Sade albums while broke in East Oakland in the 80s.
https://www.npr.org/2020/11/11/933080759/sade-saves-lovers-rock-20th-career-retrospective
https://www.npr.org/2020/11/11/933080759/sade-saves-lovers-rock-20th-career-retrospective
There's @ChroniclesOfAzu's continually updated guide to free, no-insurance-required COVID testing sites in Oakland, which we've heard from many has been a go-to resource in 2020. https://oaklandside.org/2020/06/18/where-to-get-a-free-covid-19-test-in-oakland-and-what-to-expect/
The backstory of the Moms 4 Housing property in West Oakland, looking at how “racism and capitalism shaped the home’s history,” by @katie_ferrari. https://sf.curbed.com/2020/4/29/21240456/moms-4-housing-oakland-house-history
More history: @ashleynmcb looked at how Oakland public schools ended up with their own campus police force, and the decades-long attempt to get rid of it. https://oaklandside.org/2020/06/23/how-oakland-unified-school-district-got-its-own-police-force/
How young people in Oakland and beyond successfully earned 16- and 17-year-old Oaklanders the right to vote for school board members, by the incomparable @OGpenn: https://www.kqed.org/arts/13889129/the-passing-of-oaklands-measure-qq-and-the-future-of-our-democracy
Our @Oaklandside visual investigation into what really happened before Oakland police fired on protesters one night in June, for which we reviewed dozens of bystander videos, hundreds of photos, doorknocked to dig up more evidence, and much more. https://oaklandside.org/2020/07/06/opd-excessive-force-against-protesters/
There's much more great journalism in this roundup, and believe me, I've already got a spreadsheet going to make sure we capture the best of next year's work from across Oakland—and I can't wait to collaborate with more local reporters and storytellers. https://oaklandside.org/2020/12/23/excellent-oakland-journalism-you-may-have-missed-in-2020/
