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Hey Area is where we find answers to questions you ask. One listener wanted to know, "Where is the best place in East Oakland to buy fresh produce with…
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Oakland’s food scene has been blowing up the past few years, with an increase in new, delicious restaurants. Diane Rodriguez asked Hey Area, “Where are…
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East Oakland residents have lived with violence for a long time. Studies show exposure can impact mental health. A listener asked our Hey Area project…
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Every time you pass through East Oakland and head towards downtown, you cross over Sausal Creek. But chances are you haven’t seen it because it’s been…
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Jobs in tech are growing in Oakland, but will Oakland residents be able to compete for these jobs in their own backyards, particularly in East Oakland,…
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The sideshow is a car culture movement, born in Oakland, where people build up and engineer their cars and sound systems, then go out to display their…
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From prison activism to revolutionary poetry, author and educator TongoEisen-Marten's work has taken him from San Francisco to South Africa, with a stop…
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Nehanda Imara wrote to Hey Area, KALW’s community-journalism project, and asked: "What is the oldest black business still existing on East 14th Street?"…
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Ivan Garcia is only 15 years old, but he’s already working with Oakland city officials, and was appointed by Mayor Libby Schaaf to the city’s Youth…
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You're invited to Sights & Sounds of East Oakland Live!Join KALW, Oakland Voices, Eastside Arts Alliance & LiveArts in Resistance for this event…