“Rotten City” no more
The history of a tiny town’s transformation
Politics
“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
“We’re no longer afraid to be Black”
Before the Panthers, this group was the vanguard
“We’re uncovering a lost civilization”
A look at the New Deal’s local legacy
“It was like a carnival”
The betrayal of Oakland’s 1946 General Strike