Oakulture: The Coup’s Whiteboard Show at Pandora; Two New Co-Working Spaces Emphasize the Intersection of Tech and Culture Eric K Arnold March 4, 2014 Arts & Culture 2 Comments The Coup may just be Oakland’s greatest hip-hop group. Active since the mid-‘90s, they’ve amassed an enviable catalog of five very...
Kalimah Priforce: Leading through example for Oakland youth of color maxgibson February 28, 2014 Education, OakTech 1 Comment Having experienced first hand the transformative power of education and mentorship, Oakland entrepreneur and community leader Kalimah Priforce has...
Oakland Data Day jumpstarts multiple civic projects (Community Voices) howard dyckoff February 27, 2014 Development, OakTech 1 Comment On a sunny Saturday, well over 100 people committed their time to finding new ways to use the datasets released by City, County and State...
Vator Splash conference coming to Oakland May 2014 Oakland Local Editorial Team February 26, 2014 OakTech from our friends at Vator: With local and national startups competing to win meetings with top VCs, an array of prominent speakers and sponsorship...
Oakland’s Startup Weekend Education offers solutions for education problems Barbara Grady February 26, 2014 Education, News, OakTech Technology is coming to some of the most intractable problems of education. Teacher Nina Portugal, who teaches English to foreign-born English...
Startup Weekend Black Male Achievement: Some photos Susan Mernit February 10, 2014 Education, Identity, OakTech 1 Comment This weekend, Impact Hub Oakland kicked off with Oakland's first Startup Weekend Black Male Achievement (SWOBMA). Van Jones gave the keynote at...
Startup Weekend Oakland kicks off tonight Oakland Local Editorial Team February 7, 2014 Identity, OakTech 1 Comment From our friends at Startup Weekend: Oakland’s first Startup Weekend Black Male Achievement (BMA), takes place February 7 - February 9, 2014....
Solnit and the #Googlebus “Aliens” (Community Voices) shoshonej February 2, 2014 Community Voices, OakTech By Shoshone Odness Formally, even under the modest, craftswoman-like term “writer,” Rebecca Solnit is a holistic architecture critic....
East Bay Economic Development Alliance announces finalists for 2nd annual East Bay Innovation Awards Oakland Local Editorial Team January 21, 2014 Development The East Bay has long been recognized for its regional and national role in advancing new technologies and ideas, and this year the East Bay Economic...
February 7 – 9 hackathon in Oakland focuses on bringing youth of color into tech Liza Veale January 13, 2014 Education, Identity, News, OakTech 5 Comments February 7 - 9, Oakland will host the first-ever Startup Weekend – Black Male Achievement. Startup Weekend is a globally-adapted model that begins...
