My family celebrates 120 yrs in #Oakland! We were #SanFranciscoEarthquakerefugees. Chinese were banned fr #GoldenGatePark Army & #LakeMerritt refugee camps. Great grandfather & his 3 sons lived above our family association, others slept in #WestOakland canning factories owned by pioneer #LewHing
I’m tracking every move in the East Bay—from zoning to zip codes. 📍
Join the conversation. 🤝🚀
#TheTown #WestOakland #CommunityWealth #LudiShadowspeaker
#BreakingNews: #BART service is suspended from #WestOakland through all of #SanFrancisco due to an equipment issue. Multiple lines are also suspended right now.
Poster for the first annual Freedom Run (and walk), this Saturday, February 28, 2026, 9am to 3pm. Starts and ends at Raimondi Park, West Oakland. Runners will pass historic Black Panther Party landmarks. Healthcare and wellness event at Raimondi afterwards. Come out and support the ongoing journey towards freedom, justice, and health equity. For more info go to: https://freedom-run.org/
Hey #WestOakland #Oakland!
Spread this around!
NEXT SATURDAY!
Come on out for the FIRST ANNUAL Freedom Run, a 5k run/walk and healthcare festival to celebrate Black History Month. I'll be there at the wellness fair helping out.
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oh yeah, I used to looove that, also Oakland Museum generally. All the time continuing and me still not living back in at least part of the time in Oakland is killing ME. [was fulltime based in #WestOakland at #Containertopia warehouse 2016-18 but also looping through to degrees before and since]
oh wow, amazing call, that video is almost unbearably powerful, and resonant to me and here esp b/c much of it shot in or near or referencing #WestOakland where I lived at the time. "The World is Yours" & Nas blew up from L.I.C., NYC in '94, the year before I first lived in NYC, not far from there.
#New: A woman died after being hit by a #BART train at #WestOakland station Friday at 2 p.m., prompting major delays on the Friday afternoon commute.
#BreakingNews: #BART service has stopped in the #TransbayTube between #WestOakland and #Embarcadero due to a #PG&E outage in #Oakland.
#McClymondsHigh #football wins NorCal title.
McClymonds (11-2) faces Kennedy-Delano Thunderbirds (11-3) for 3-A state championship Dec 13, 7pm
#Mack, our smallest high school, is always at risk of school closure. But it’s the #heart of #WestOakland & is a #schoolofchampions
bayareane.ws/48E7Pnq
Yes it was cheeky to claim 14th Amendment in my parking violation appeal, but that abandoned car in front of my house has been there for nearly a year with zero tickets, blocking street cleaning for several dozens of weeks vs my 2. #WestOakland #firstworldproblems #butstill
on @kqednews.kqed.org RADIO this Friday morning...
#westoakland #blues #history
www.kqed.org/news/1206205...
#New: Hoover Elementary & Harriet Tubman Preschool in #WestOakland went into #lockdown Wednesday morning after reports of federal immigration activity nearby.
At the I-980 Block Party in West Oakland, legacy residents reflected on the freeway’s harm to Black communities and called for repair, not displacement, as Caltrans explores the future of I-980.
oaklandside.org/2025/10/28/a...
#WestOakland #Equity #I980 #Community #Caltrans
#BreakingNews: The #WestOakland #BART station was closed due to #police activity Saturday evening for nearly an hour, that according to an official, was a shooting investigation.
#BreakingNews: The #WestOakland #BART station is closed due to #police activity, that according to an official, is a shooting investigation.
🎨 Located in West Oakland, this mural honors the women of the Black Panther Party—celebrating their leadership, resilience, and lasting impact on the fight for justice. ✊🏾
#WestOakland #BlackPantherParty #BlackHistory #CommunityArt #BlackExcellence #BlackPeople #BlackCulture #BlackVoices
Neighborhoods with trees are healthier, cooler, and safer. Black & Brown neighborhoods are more likely to lack tress. That is systemic racism. The harm of redlining isn't only historical, it continues to this day.
woeip.org/featured-wor...
#redlining #racism #Oakland #WestOakland #tree #treeEquity
“...It turns out that neighborhoods that were historically redlined in the ‘30s and ‘40s live today with only half the tree cover of their "greenlined" neighborhood counterparts.”
woeip.org/featured-wor...
#redlining #racism #tree #treeEquity #Oakland #WestOakland
One of the many harmful legacies of redlining is inequity in neighborhood tree coverage:
“Tree equity: Who gets trees in their neighborhood?
Why are some neighborhoods so much greener than others?...”
woeip.org/featured-wor...
#redlining #racism #tree #treeEquity #Oakland #WestOakland
Do you live in West Oakland? Does your street need trees? 🌳️🏡️🌳️🏢️🌳️
You can request to have a street tree planted for FREE.
Including renters and folks who work or go to school in West Oakland (you can remain anonymous).
www.surveymonkey.com/r/westoaklan...
#Oakland #WestOakland #tree #treeEquity
nighttime photo of graffiti spray painted on a sidewalk that says “Symbolic Detritus”. A spray painted park bench is in the background.
Symbolic Detritus #graffiti #WestOakland
🍂 Join Feed Black Futures for our Autumn Equinox Party!
✨ Live DJ • Nourishing food • Workshops • Raffle • Kids activities • Community care
This free event is open to all — come as you are + bring a friend. 🌿 RSVP via QR code or link in bio!
#WestOakland #FeedBlackFutures #Communityevent
I like knowing who the racist are , that way I can punch you in the mouth when I see you ! #Blackpower #blackpride #westoakland #california
#EnvironmentalJustice
#EnvironmentalRacism
#SchnitzerSteel
#RadiusRecycling
#AlienEnemiesAct
#JapaneseInternment
#WestOaklandEnvironmental #IndicatorsProject
#AlamedaCounty #DistrictAttorney
#UrsulaJonesDickson
#WestOakland
#CenterforTerrorism #Confinement
#Venezuelanprisons
#DonaldTrump
Esther's Orbit Room, Oakland California
Esther's Orbit Room, Oakland, California
Back in the day, a premier west coast Jazz & Blues club
Digital Painting 36"x32"
#art #digitalart #bsk.art #artists #esthers #esthersorbitroom #oaktown #westoakland #oakland #jazz #blues #music #scape #cityscape #eastcoastkin
