September 25, 2019 Presidential candidate Julián Castro visits Oakland homeless camp Former U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Julián Castro, a Democratic candidate for president, visited a sprawling homeless encampment in Oakland on Wednesday…
February 22, 2012 Covering Occupy Oakland In the eight months since I last updated this blog, I began working as a daily reporter for the Bay Area-based wire service Bay…
February 1, 2011 “I’ve been mayor for just under a month, but it feels like longer.” The city of Oakland seems eager to see evidence of a mayor that is working on solving problems, that is actively engaged in the…
