Nation Feb 28 Why this small, Black-owned bookstore is hallowed ground for some By Hari Sreenivasan, Charlotte Buchen Khadra
Nation Oct 15 Oakland, Portland sue over use of federal agents at protests The lawsuit cites the deployment of U.S. agents to quell protests and also accuses the U.S. Marshals Service of acting unlawfully by deputizing dozens of local police officers as federal agents despite objections from city officials. By Gillian Flaccus, Associated Press
Health Aug 28 Watch 9:09 Why doctors are increasingly prescribing nature As rates of chronic disease among children have skyrocketed over the past few decades, pediatricians have increasingly looked for solutions beyond the clinic. Sometimes that means actually prescribing time outside. Special correspondent Cat Wise reports from Oakland on the medical… By Cat Wise, Jason Kane
Nation Apr 30 Trial begins for 2016 Oakland warehouse fire that killed 36 Derick Almena and Max Harris have been in jail since they were charged with involuntary manslaughter in June 2017, six months after people at an electronic music show struggled to escape the so-called Ghost Ship warehouse in Oakland. By Paul Elias, Associated Press
Education Feb 21 Why Oakland teachers are on strike Teachers in Oakland, California, went on strike Thursday, part of a national wave of discontent by educators over classroom conditions, pay and other issues. Student photographers at Youth Beat, a PBS NewsHour Student Reporting Lab, captured the first day of…
Jul 24 Police arrest suspect in Oakland train station stabbing By Lorin Eleni Gill, Olga R. Rodriguez, Associated Press The hunt for a man police say killed an 18-year-old woman in an unprovoked knife attack in the San Francisco Bay Area ended where it began: In a train station. Continue reading
Dec 28 Watch 3:28 This choir finds harmony in different faiths By PBS NewsHour The Oakland Interfaith Gospel Choir brings together musicians and singers from at least 13 faiths and various backgrounds in order to inspire and unite. Three members offer their Brief but Spectacular take on getting along, having faith and healing through… Continue watching
Jun 05 Police respect whites more than blacks during traffic stops, language analysis finds By Nsikan Akpan By relying on computer analysis of body camera footage, a new study provides an impartial take on policing during traffic stops as well as an automated method for assessing the behavior of police officers based on the language they use. Continue reading
Jun 03 After a horrific blaze, Oakland firefighters confront lasting emotional scars By Leah Rosenbaum, STAT After the Ghost Ship warehouse fire, Oakland firefighters want to create a peer counseling program to help cope with PTSD and other mental health issues. Continue reading
May 10 WATCH: After proposed travel ban, this Sudanese singer found her voice again By Elie Khadra, KQED Arts Salma Hagag, 51, learned to sing in Sudan as a child, before she moved to Egypt and, eventually, the United States. But nobody in her adopted country had heard her voice — until she performed at a sold-out concert in… Continue reading