Article by Susan Mernit.
Last updated at Wed, 23 Nov at 2:27am.

By D. Jean Collins


Times tough? Money tight? Wondering where the fixings and food for your Thanksgiving dinner are coming from this year?

Blog entry by Lethea Warren.
Last updated at Thu, 9 Sep at 10:54pm.

The Eat Real Festival was sponsored by several large and profitable corporations, including Whole Foods.

Article by Youth Outlook.
Last updated at Tue, 26 Jan at 10:45am.

Our friends at Silicon Valley Debug, a part of Youth Outlook, asked five members to keep food diaries of what they ate and drank for two days. All five have different backgrounds, jobs, living situations, and consequently -- dietary habits.

Article by Sierra Filucci.
Last updated at Sun, 24 Jan at 9:32am.

Folks with limited or reduced incomes to turn to food banks and soup kitchens to help get them through tough times. That's what they are for.

But volunteers and administrators at centers around Oakland say that more people are showing up for assistance now than ever before...

Article by Sierra Filucci.
Last updated at Sun, 24 Jan at 9:29am.

Less work means more hunger. Oakland's nearly 17% unemployment rate (close to twice the national rate) means that in our city, right now, many people don't have enough to eat. And in outlying towns like Fremont and Hayward, the problem is even more severe.

Recently the USDA reported that in 2008 nearly 15 million US households were “food insecure” -- which means a member of the household did not have access to adequate and nutritious food at some point during the year. The number of people seeking free food from American food banks and food pantries is the highest recorded since USDA began collecting this information in 1995.

What does increasing hunger look like in Oakland?