West Oakland

I wonder where Black people can live in the United States that allows us to prosper, make change, feel safe and connect with a grounded community and culture. More importantly, can Black people explore a life that is not defined by the oppression that we’ve endured and continue to suffer from?

West Oakland entrepreneur and UC Santa Barbara alumnus Aaron Belsh joined forces with two UC Berkeley students to launch Dealio — a hyper local coupon startup in the Berkeley region seeking to link community members with local businesses.

Plans to connect downtown San Francisco and the East Bay through a walking and biking route are underway, with hopes to provide pedestrians and cyclists with a Bay Bridge path as early as 2030.

Sitting at the corner of Virginia Street and Oxford Street on Northside is a half-acre of land that can change the country, according to Delency Parham, a member of People’s Programs.

A study measuring air pollution levels and disparities in the Bay Area was published Tuesday in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

Following California's complete economic reopening and the state's move beyond COVID-19 restrictions, BART announced Thursday that it would be returning to near pre-pandemic services on Aug. 2 —a change from its original Aug. 30 transition date.

Even if magic wasn’t real, I found the need for wild imagination — especially amid the harsh realities of West Oakland — was profound.

The multiyear project aimed to explore new ways to measure air pollution using low-cost sensors and study black carbon’s effects on human health and the environment.

The asthma hospitalization rate for African American children under age 5 is 10 times higher than the rate among white children in Berkeley, according to the Berkeley Public Health Division.

Mare Island does tend toward the mushy — all five of the songs feature similar wishy-washy guitar tracks, a low unobtrusive baseline, tingly cymbals and mellow vocals, the amalgamation of which is dreamy and atmospheric, lending a sense of floating or flying or something lullaby-esque.