What is Oakland Local?

Who speaks for you? And for Oakland?

Oakland Local is an independent, nonprofit community news and information hub, connecting community and news that launched on October 19, 2009. 

Our site combines original investigative and feature reporting with community news and information from 35 Oakland non-profit organizations and community groups and many engaged citizens.

We are a voice of independent journalism and community service for a city where too many people go unheard, too many issues uncovered.

In the past 30 days (February 17), Oakland Local had 65,600 page views, 40,000 visits and 25,000 unique visitors, most local to the area, making us one of the most-visited web destinations in the East Bay, and the most-visited local blog site.

Our Facebook page has 2,300 fans, and we have over 1,0000 Twitter followers.

What we focus on
Centered on topics including environmental justice, food distribution, transportation, development & housing, and gender & identity, Oakland Local publishes information from local non-profits and community organizations within a range of Oakland neighborhoods.

We see ourselves as a capacity-building organization for civic engagement and community empowerment because our work with individuals and partner organizations helps bridge a digital divide that is about knowledge, not access.

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Oakland Local has over 35 local nonprofit and community partners.

Our partners contribute community news and events to the site on behalf of their organizations we help these groups improve both their news literacy and their social media skills through informal, free, hands-on trainings and brown bags. We also support individuals who come to the site to post community news, blog, share events, participate in our forums and comment.