Long Lost Oakland, chapter 3
How battles over sacred sites have revived Ohlone culture
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Long Lost Oakland, chapter 2
“When the shipyard closed, my dad came home and cried”
“I’ll die if I let go”
After the earthquake, West Oakland came to the rescue
Long Lost Oakland, chapter 1
Grizzly bears & redwood trees
“They can’t believe he lived here”
Why John Muir settled down in the East Bay
“We formed our own little communities”
Lenn Keller and the roots of the East Bay’s lesbian of color community
“You can’t replace that with photos”
Why so many buildings in Oakland have been picked up and moved
True shorties, vol. 1
Horse heads & bullet holes
“The freest time of my life”
Richard Pryor’s transformative East Bay experience
“The queen of the West Coast blues”
Sugar Pie DeSanto serves up sweet & spicy stories