Yeah, we all love food, but at Oakland Local, a lot of what we focus on in our food section are questions and news about food policy, food equity, food access.  This means we write about--okay, are sometimes obsessed with--what's happening wit local efforts to bring fresh, affordable food into a community, community gardens, local markets and

This year's Rockridge Out and About had tons of people (and dogs!) having fun, eating local food, hearing music and just hanging out.

Although the 2010 FIFA World Cup may be over, international soccer fans have plenty for which to be excited.

California spends $216,000 on each youth it incarcerates but only $6,000 on each child it educates.

It imprisons a larger percentage of its youth than most other states. And it spends less on education per student than just about any other state.