The Oaklandside’s education reporter Ashley McBride will moderate a conversation May 20 between students and OUSD leaders on academic equity, artificial intelligence, and other big storylines shaping the district.
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We’re working with Oakland students to deepen our schools coverage
12 Oakland public high schoolers are getting journalism training, mentorship, and an opportunity to collaborate on reporting through a paid fellowship at our newsroom.
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Oaklandside’s Ashley McBride, Callie Rhoades receive First Amendment award
The pair are being honored by the First Amendment Coalition with its Free Speech and Open Government Award for their reporting last year on the lead crisis in Oakland public schools.
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The Oaklandside wins prestigious award for advancing press freedom and government transparency
The newsroom earned the James Madison Freedom of Information award for exposing systematic violations of open records laws by city officials and challenging Alameda County’s sideshow spectator ban.
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Oakland’s fire department has a secret weapon — a candid spokesperson
Michael Hunt, OFD’s chief of staff, is unlike many Oakland public information officers, answering calls and dishing out facts while leaning on the side of transparency.
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Everything that happened in Oakland in 2025
Corruption charges, beloved teachers lost, scrappy baseball wins, and federal agents on Coast Guard Island. Yeah, it was a lot. Here’s everything you need to know about Oakland’s chaotic 2025.
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Parking ban at Lake Merritt, coal terminal, explaining the Oakland Police Commission: on the podcast
Catch up on Oakland news while walking the dog or cooking dinner with Oaklandside 510.
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Oaklandside’s Alejandra Armstrong, Roselyn Romero, Darwin BondGraham receive journalism honors
All three are being honored tonight by the Northern California chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists. Armstrong will receive the Unsung Hero Award.
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The Oaklandside is launching a reporting fellowship for high schoolers
The program will pay 12 OUSD high school students to collaborate with the newsroom and help shape our education coverage. Students must apply by Nov. 30.
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Uptown parking ticket scam, Prescott Market’s new vendors, East Oakland improvements: on the podcast
Catch up on Oakland news while walking the dog or cooking dinner.
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Help us raise $15,000 to keep Oaklandside’s podcast going
Our pilot experiment is nearly over. You can help keep the 510 alive for six more months!
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How Oaklandside fights for freedom of information: on the podcast
Plus: Waymo could come to Oakland, Edith’s Pie closing, AI in Oakland classrooms, picnic ideas, and more.
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OPD’s decision to encrypt its radio feed takes away a crucial reporting tool
We’re letting the public know that losing access to Oakland’s police scanner makes it harder to report on shootings, chases, protests, fires, and other breaking news.
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Veteran investigative editor Esther Kaplan joins The Oaklandside
Kaplan brings extensive editorial leadership experience and a passion for developing journalists to serve Oakland’s diverse communities.
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Oaklandside’s Ashley McBride wins CA School Board Association’s 2024 Golden Quill Award
The award, from a group representing nearly 1,000 educational agencies across California, “recognizes the essential role journalists play in increasing understanding of public schools.”
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Oaklandside’s Natalie Orenstein wins award for eviction court coverage
Orenstein’s “Inside eviction court” series examined the flood of housing cases after expiration of the pandemic-era moratoriums.
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Most Oaklanders don’t regularly vote. We asked how we can help
Our interviews with “casual voters” revealed a lack of faith in electoral politics to bring about change, and a desire for better information.
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Why an Oaklandside reporter is suing Alameda County over its sideshow law
Last month, traffic safety reporter Jose Fermoso joined a lawsuit against a law that infringes on First Amendment rights.
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Richmondside, Cityside’s third local news outlet, launched today
The newsroom’s journalism and its values are informed by the feedback we heard from hundreds of Richmond residents in the past year.
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League of Women Voters of Oakland honors The Oaklandside with Making Democracy Work Award
The league, celebrating its 100th anniversary, praised The Oaklandside’s dedication to serving diverse communities, amplifying community voices, and investigating systems not symptoms.
