“He wanted people to take risks”
An underdog movement’s astonishing rise
Politics
“My neighborhood looks the same as it did 50 years ago”
What needs protection – and what needs to change?
People of the Pacific Circuit
Oakland’s place in the global economy
“Rotten City” no more
The history of a tiny town’s transformation
“He was bringing people together”
Why was Dr. Marcus Foster murdered?
Abortion, poetry, and stink-bombs
A different kind of “self-help” movement
“Is reform possible?”
Investigating Oakland’s dysfunctional police department
“Oakland isn’t a bad place”
Ed Howard’s lifelong mission to uplift The Town
“He stole the town”
Oakland's founding father was a villain
“There’s no reason to be San Francisco”
The mixed legacy of Oakland’s ambition