Five to watch at Oakland Council meeting - TONIGHT, Oct. 4
Article by Ruth Miller.
Last updated at Tue, 4 Oct at 11:14am.

Tonight's City Council meeting will begin at 5:30 p.m. on the third floor of City Hall at 1 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza. You can also watch the meetings on KTOP (local channel 10) and streaming online.

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Oakland's Youth Radio wins Peabody Award for investigative series 'Trafficked'
Article by Oakland Local edi....
Last updated at Sun, 22 May at 9:00am.

Oakland's Youth Radio is the recipient of a 2011 George Foster Peabody Award for its investigative series "Trafficked." 

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Youth Radio Wins Peabody Award for investigative series Trafficked
Article by Oakland Local edi....
Last updated at Thu, 19 May at 9:28am.

Youth Radio is the recipient of a 2011 George Foster Peabody Award for its investigative series Trafficked.  The two-part report, produced in collaboration with National Public Radio's All Things Considered, exposes child sex trafficking in

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What do Oakland youth have to say to Mayor Quan? Check out high school students talking with mayor
Blog entry by Susan Mernit.
Last updated at Mon, 2 May at 5:00am.

Although Mayor Jean Quan's been going around the city talking to local residents in town hall forums, she's been just as deliberate about talking to youth. 

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A Look Back: The activist legacy of 'No on 21' campaign
Article by Eric K Arnold.
Last updated at Sat, 18 Dec at 11:52am.

Back in 2000, the campaign against California's Proposition 21(the "Gang Violence and Juvenile Crime Prevention Initiative") was historically significant because it combined political activism and community advocacy from a youth-centric point of view. Much of that activism happened right here in Oakland.

 

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Trust Your Struggle collective: Muralists on a mission
Article by Eric K Arnold.
Last updated at Wed, 8 Sep at 7:19am.

With paint-speckled pants and sneakers, the TYS crew – or at least its Bay Area representatives – assemble in front of their instantly-iconic mural of Oscar Grant on 17th street.

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