It's slim pickings for jobs in Oakland these days and that's especially true for the city's youth.

It’s ironic that I write for Oakland Local. To be honest, I’ve never been a hyper-consumer of media. I think it’s because I’m sickeningly disappointed by the way major networks obsesses over empty content.

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. 

When you  become a hit dancer performer and videographer and fly to France to shoot commercials for Adidas, what's the next step?  If you're YAK Films and the Turf Feinz crew, the answer is--start shooting and distributing a twice a week dance  instruction video series Read the whole story...