Oakland Local Blog Directory

Oakland bloggers rule! Oakland bloggers are a varied crew: folks who cover the city council and local government in a a way the newspapers never do, neighborood bloggers who (brilliantly) cover their hood, food bloggers, social justice bloggers, sex bloggers, identity bloggers, music and entertainment bloggers, Oakland Raiders bloggers—we have them all. If you have an active blog and are NOT on this blogroll, email us (editor@oaklandlocal.com); everyone else, enjoy the range of talent and vision these blogs represent.

Weblog Blogger Weblog Body
38th Notes Cool Hand Luke http://www.38thnotes.com

38thNotes is a local love affair; a visually-oriented Oakland pop culture blog that covers everything from Bay Area music and sports to night life and community issues.
50th Anniversary of the AC Transit Bus System

Voters created the Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District (AC Transit) in 1956 and subsequently approved a $16,500,000 bond issue in 1959 enabling the District to buy out the failing privately owned Key System Transit Lines.  In October 1960, AC Transit's service began.   The new District built up the bus fleet with 250 new "transit liner" buses, extended service into new neighborhoods, created an intercity express bus network, and increased Bay Bridge bus service.

 

October 2010 marks the 50th anniversary of AC Transit bus service. In the half century that AC Transit has been in operation, the District has expanded its service area considerably, broadened the types of services it offers , become a leader in the use of alternative fuels, and routinely recognized as one of the best public transit agencies in the world. 

 

As at its inception, AC Transit is continually looking forward for better ways to move people.
A Rockridge Life Saddleshos http://arockridgelife.com/ A straightforward, if opinionated, record of daily life in a small neighborhood of Oakland, California, featuring passionately presented visual and written images of flowers and food.
A Better Oakland V.Smoothe http://www.abetteroakland.com/

Oakland has problems, but it also has an incredible amount of potential to become the “model city” that Mayor Dellums has promised. With a long way to go, and not all politically active residents and elected officials seemingly interested in real solutions, this is a critique on Oakland’s progress.
A Girl and a Boy Leah http://www.agirlandaboy.com/journal/ Primary focus on an entertaining look at early childhood development and being a modern parent
A Piece of the Pie Farrah Wilder http://apieceofthepie.typepad.com/ This blog offers information for people who wonder how the heck they'll ever be able to buy property in the Bay Area.
Adrienne Marie Brown Adrienne Maree Brown http://adriennemareebrown.net/blog/ I am about radical love, actions speaking louder than words, and communication as a point of evolution. This is a space for my writing, songs, poems, experiences, a-ha moments, and documented life: my Fantastic Life. Welcome.
All About George George Kelly http://www.allaboutgeorge.com/ I work at a newspaper. I play on the Web. I sing when I'm able. I'll sleep when I'm dead.
All I Know Photography Richard Frdmn http://rchrd.com/blog

Information, transmission, modulation, and noise from the Director of Other Minds and host of KALW’s Music From Other Minds, as well as ham radio enthusiast, photographer and composer of music.
Am I Doing Okay? Vanesa Laymon http://www.amidoingokay.com/ I write about my life and my girls and my need to constantly seek approval. I've been known to stretch the truth for a laugh.
An Oakland Citizen Michael Caton http://anoaklandcitizen.blogspot.com/ Political commentary on Oakland and beyond, plus local reviews
Annalee Allen Annalee Allen http://www.insidebayarea.com/columnists/allen Oakland Tribune's local features site
BART RAGE http://bartvoices.blogspot.com/ An independent service providing podcasts of BART board meetings and bicycle accessibility task force meetings, as well as links to other recorded meetings
Bay Radical Felix http://bayradical.blogspot.com/ A history of radical activism in the Bay Area
Beer and Nosh Jesse http://beerandnosh.com/ Beer & Nosh explores the endless possibilities of beer and food together. Based out of San Francisco, I cover home and professional brewing, restaurants, beer news, cooking and anything else that strikes my interest, all accompanied by the best photographs I can manage in the dark beer bars where the brew is being served.
Being Light Skinded http://tigerthegecko.blogspot.com/ Reflections of an Oakland public school teacher trying to make a difference against all odds
Bigepaz is Eileen Eileen Rivera http://bigepaz.posterous.com/ Journal-style still and video images from a Bay Area-based maker or broadcast videos for Internet and TV.
Black and Blue Widow Black and Blue Widow http://blackandbluewidow.blogspot.com Positive and often informative adult content from the perspective of a BDSM model, actress, club performer, and go-go dancer
BlackBrownGreen Matt Nelson http://blackbrowngreen.com Solutions-oriented web portal of resources and information for people of concerned with the movement for environmental sustainability, as well as a place to learn about green living and develop an understanding of how issues of social justice and environmental sustainability are interlinked in the political world and daily life.
bLaKtivist Krys Freeman http://www.blaktivist.com/

bLaKtivist: (defined as a an especially active, vigorous advocate of a cause, especially a "bLaK" political cause) focuses on issues related to equality and social justice, particularly those related to the intersection of race, sexual orientation and gender identity.