More groundwater, taller grasses, and a lot of sneezing.
Tag: Health
Posted inRoad Safety
Bus drivers worry changes to AC Transit schedules won’t leave time for bathroom breaks
Operators say they “need time to be able to be human.” AC Transit says it is taking drivers’ needs into account.
Posted inHealth & Environment
Community leaders in deep East Oakland are working to improve air quality
Low-income communities of color are disproportionately harmed by air pollution. East Oakland is embarking on a process that aims to let the community have their say on how to fix it.
Posted inRoad Safety
Ride to Raimondi: The Oakland Ballers want you to walk and bike to games
The new local baseball team’s founders—who have a history running bike businesses—want to help fans get safely and sustainably to games.
Posted inHealth & Environment
Harmful algae detected in Lake Merritt water samples
The trace amounts of Heterosigma akashiwo aren’t thought to pose an environmental threat, but officials are advising residents to avoid direct contact.
Posted inNature and the City
Lake Merritt turns red, raising concerns about another possible algal bloom
Rusty waters around the boathouse on March 7 sent lake stewards scrambling to test for a potentially harmful ‘red tide.’
Posted inHealth & Environment
After ovarian cancer diagnosis, an Oakland dancer is raising awareness
Nina Schnall has been fighting ovarian cancer since 2020 and says there should be more conversation around the deadliest reproductive disease.
Posted inHealth & Environment
Asian Health Services workers approve contract for higher wages, avoid strike
Hundreds of SEIU members at the Oakland clinic were prepared to strike if an agreement wasn’t reached. The news comes as health care workers across the Bay Area are demanding better pay.
Posted inHow We Work
Sharing our reporting on traffic safety and systems with high schoolers
The Oaklandside’s Jose Fermoso recently attended a public health summit at Castlemont High School.
Posted inHealth & Environment
Pharmaca closing all its stores after Walgreens buys pharmacy chain
Closures include the pharmacy in Oakland’s Rockridge neighborhood, as well as the Solano Avenue branch in Berkeley.
Posted inHealth & Environment
Oakland programs are supporting Black postpartum women
Local women-led efforts are filling a void in care, as new data reveals most maternal deaths are preventable.
Posted inHealth & Environment
Christmas carol protesters call on Mayor Schaaf to reinstate mask mandate at city buildings
Oakland’s masking requirement in libraries and other city buildings ended Nov. 28, but health officials say COVID and other dangerous respiratory illnesses are spiking again.
Posted inHealth & Environment
How one health center is serving Oakland’s growing Mam community
About 25% of participants in the Women, Infant and Children program at Native American Health Center in Fruitvale are Guatemalans whose primary language is Mam.
Posted inHealth & Environment
Nurses in Oakland, Berkeley join statewide Sutter Health strike
After long months in the COVID-19 pandemic, nurses say hospitals are short-staffed and under-resourced.
Posted inHealth & Environment
Bay Area health officers recommend mask use indoors amid rising COVID-19 cases
The mask recommendation applies to both vaccinated and unvaccinated residents in an effort to prevent COVID-19 virus spread among all groups.
Posted inHealth & Environment
Fentanyl test FentCheck will make drug use safer
The test, distributed by Oakland residents Alison Heller and Dean Shold, checks if the deadly opioid is laced in street drugs including cocaine, heroin and meth.
Posted inHealth & Environment
Oakland enters yellow COVID-19 tier, one week shy of state reopening
It’s the first time since the state began its tier system last summer that Alameda County has entered the least-restrictive, yellow tier.
Posted inHealth & Environment
‘Social bubbles are now popped’; Bay Area closes outdoor dining, sets strict rules amid COVID-19 surge
The new guidelines prohibit gatherings with people outside of your household through Jan. 4.
Posted inHealth & Environment
Indoor dining closed again in Alameda County due to COVID-19 surge
After three short weeks, indoor dining is once again closed in Oakland as the state grapples with a rise in COVID-19 cases and Alameda County returns to the purple tier.
Posted inHealth & Environment
Alameda County freezes new openings in Oakland, Berkeley due to worsening COVID-19 conditions
Businesses that are currently open indoors, like personal care services and restaurants, can continue, but there won’t be further expansions in any sector.
