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An Oakland news podcast from the journalists at Oaklandside, Oakland’s independent nonprofit newsroom.
Each week we’ll catch you up on the biggest news in Oakland, go behind the scenes with Oaklandside reporters for context and analysis you won’t find anywhere else, and tell you about cool events around the Town.
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Oakland's city administrator resigns after Oaklandside reporting on his texts
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May 22, 2026 |
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Oakland’s June 2 primary election: Measure E, Measure C, district attorney’s race
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May 15, 2026 |
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Trees, towers, and tents: recent Oakland housing stories
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May 08, 2026 |
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Illegal dumping in Oakland is a mess. Why?
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May 01, 2026 |
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Oakland in 2026: The biggest stories so far
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Apr 24, 2026 |
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Encampment changes, EZ's Lounge warnings, airport expansion fight
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Apr 17, 2026 |
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Fire at Camron-Stanford, charter reform guide, renaming César E. Chávez library
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Apr 10, 2026 |
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Speed cameras are real now: What the data tells us
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Apr 03, 2026 |
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Is your Oakland City Council member showing up?
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Mar 27, 2026 |
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OPD overtime changes after Oaklandside's investigation
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Mar 20, 2026 |
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Oakland schools in crisis
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Mar 13, 2026 |
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Black Joy Parade
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Mar 06, 2026 |
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What’s going on in Oakland City Hall?
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Feb 27, 2026 |
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Sex trafficking in Oakland: what's changing
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Feb 20, 2026 |
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Falling in love in the Town, and Valentine's Day ideas
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Feb 13, 2026 |
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One Oakland police officer made $500k in overtime. Where are the records?
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Feb 06, 2026 |
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What Minneapolis means for Oakland, and a devastating downtown fire
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Jan 30, 2026 |
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Crime drops in Oakland, privacy debates rise
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Jan 23, 2026 |
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Oakland roads: progress and peril
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Jan 16, 2026 |
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What to expect in Oakland in 2026
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Jan 09, 2026 |
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Big school budget cuts, OAK and ICE, Costco plan, and more
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Dec 19, 2025 |
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Best restaurant in Oakland, best bar, coffeeshop, and more: the Nosh awards
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Dec 12, 2025 |
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Who is Mario Juarez?
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Dec 05, 2025 |
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Coach Beam is gone, Skyline walkout, police chief news, and Cabaret
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Nov 21, 2025 |
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Parking ban at Lake Merritt, coal terminal, explaining the Oakland Police Commission
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Nov 14, 2025 |
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Crime is dropping, affordable housing is booming, and more good Oakland news
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Nov 07, 2025 |
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What happened at Coast Guard Island?
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Oct 31, 2025 |
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Oakland City Council is blatantly breaking transparency laws
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Oct 24, 2025 |
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Preventing fights in Oakland schools
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Oct 17, 2025 |
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Vigilante squatter removal, police chief resigns, and a green belt for Oakland?
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Oct 10, 2025 |
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Uptown parking ticket scam, Prescott Market’s new vendors, East Oakland improvements
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Oct 03, 2025 |
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What’s really going on in Oakland schools?
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Sep 26, 2025 |
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How Oaklandside fights for freedom of information
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Sep 19, 2025 |
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Stopping gun violence in Oakland
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Sep 12, 2025 |
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Barbara Lee's first 100 days
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Sep 05, 2025 |
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Oaklanders vs. pollution
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Aug 29, 2025 |
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Investigating Oakland city contracts
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Aug 22, 2025 |
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See you next week!
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Aug 15, 2025 |
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Oakland sports, rare bald eagle nest, golf vs. redwoods
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Aug 08, 2025 |
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The lead crisis in Oakland’s schools
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Aug 01, 2025 |
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Fixing Oakland streets, guerrilla style
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Jul 25, 2025 |
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Mayor Barbara Lee and Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill”
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Jul 18, 2025 |