Oaklandside 510

An Oakland news podcast from the journalists at Oaklandside, Oakland’s independent nonprofit newsroom. Each week we’ll catch you up on the biggest news in Oakland, plus go behind the scenes with Oaklandside reporters for context and analysis you won’t find anywhere else.

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See you next week!

The 510 is on a break this week. Back next week with a great conversation on public safety in Oakland. Thanks for tuning in—and letting us catch our breath!

Aug 15, 2025•21 sec

Oakland sports, rare bald eagle nest, golf vs. redwoods

While Oakland has said goodbye to all of its major sports franchises in recent years—the Warriors, Raiders, and A's—a whole new generation of minor league and grassroots teams has been taking root in the city. From soccer to basketball to baseball, Oakland's sports scene is experiencing a renaissance. Host Tasneem Raja talks with Tommy Craggs, former Deadspin editor and current Oaklandside contributor, about this exciting chapter in Oakland athletics. They explore the Oakland Roots soccer team's...

Aug 08, 2025•21 min•Season 1Ep. 4

The lead crisis in Oakland’s schools

Last August, Oakland families began to receive disturbing reports about high amounts of lead in the drinking water at their children’s schools. Ashley McBride and Callie Rhoades get the receipts, going deep inside the Oakland Unified School District’s haphazard efforts to fix the problem — and its total communication meltdown when it came to informing principals, teachers, parents, and students. They also explain what the district is doing now to make things right — and guarantee safe water for ...

Aug 01, 2025•18 min•Season 1Ep. 3

Fixing Oakland streets, guerrilla style

Sideshows, speeding, “optional” stop signs: road safety is a big issue in Oakland—and some residents are taking matters into their own hands. From DIY guerilla tactics to pressuring city officials, Jose Fermoso reports on how neighbors in San Antonio and Rockridge have recently tried to make their streets safer. (Links to these stories and all reporting mentioned in the episode are below.) Jose also explains how the tragic death of Marvin Boomer, a Castlemont High teacher who was killed by a dri...

Jul 25, 2025•18 min•Season 1Ep. 2

Mayor Barbara Lee and Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill”

Oaklandside City Hall reporters Eli Wolfe and Natalie Orenstein dissect how Oakland’s new mayor is responding to the wrecking ball of federal cuts heading for city and county programs. What do Barbara Lee’s decades in Congress mean for Oakland now? And we explain how we’re covering the mayor’s first 100 days. Will she run again? Here’s what we know. Darwin BondGraham and Tasneem Raja catch you up on more recent headlines from The Oaklandside: police scanner controversy, a key arts position gets ...

Jul 18, 2025•15 min•Season 1Ep. 1

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