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Good hard-nosed journalism told from the perspective of those most impacted by issues and systems have disappeared in cities like Oakland. Daily newspapers like the Oakland Tribune have been pulled out of cities by media conglomerates. Neighborhood publications and alternative weeklies have long shuttered, or a skeleton of their former selves. At a time when cities like Oakland are in an economic and social “renaissance”, municipal governments, school districts, transportation boards, and private capital are navigating this new terrain with little public oversight. in-a(d)vance seeks to narrow the gap of information and of the chasm of power.

Of Note: Oakland’s Weekly Digest on Race

Scanning national and local news sources, Of Note highlights stories of interest and importance to the racial justice movement in Oakland. The digest goes out to key leaders in government, community organizations, policy outfits, churches, and opinion-makers. You can check out prior issues and sign up for the digest here https://www.facebook.com/ofnoteracialjustice/

Take Note: Investigative Journalism from the Ground Up

Major structural changes are re-defining the economic, social, and cultural terrain everywhere. For example, the “tech economy” in the San Francisco Bay Area has re-shuffled the race and class demographics of the urban core and has expanded the peripheries to accommodate the displacement of predominantly poor and working class people, disproportionately of color. In partnership with alternative media outlets and grassroots journalism outfits, Take Note will host grassroots journalists, incubate their stories and assist in making sure that the narratives of those most impacted are highlighted in explaining the changing landscape.

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