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Mia Bonta, Assemblymember District 18 ・July 01, 2026
AB 40 Advances Through Senate Environmental Quality Committee to Protect Californians from Unstudied Coal Impacts
Oaklandside ・June 04, 2026
Is an AI-fueled housing boom—or displacement crisis—about to hit Oakland?
East Bay Asian Local Development Corporation ・March 16, 2026
Ms.Margaret Gordon west Port ribbon Cutting
California Air Resources Board ・May 06, 2025
California awards record $20.9 million to expand community-led air monitoring and protection
The Guardian・March 22, 2025
The future happens in Oakland first. That’s a cautionary tale for global cities
The Guardian · December 2022
California county first in US to pass law banning criminal background checks for housing
Oaklandside ・May 01, 2025
AC Transit’s BRT project increased traffic violence and displaced many businesses, new report says
The Washington Post・July 31, 2024
‘The perfect storm times three’: Crime, political chaos divide Oakland
ABC7 News · December 2022
Alameda Co. becomes first in US to restrict landlords' use of background checks
SF Chronicle • December 2022
This Bay Area county just became the nation’s first to prohibit criminal background checks on tenants
SF Chronicle • December 2022
One Bay Area city tried to figure out the true cost of homelessness. here’s what it found
KQED・September 13, 2022
'A Lesson in Discrimination': A Toxic Sea Level Rise Crisis Threatens West Oakland
Shelterforce • November 2021
In Defense of Asian American Neighborhoods
Next City • February 2021