Sights & Sounds of East Oakland

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…

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…

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…

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…

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,…

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…

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…

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?"…

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…

You're invited to Sights & Sounds of East Oakland Live!Join KALW, Oakland Voices, Eastside Arts Alliance & LiveArts in Resistance for this event…