Journalism Work and Clips
Published work, updated in chronological order.
At Uptown Market, tech pays the rent for local retailers
A partnership between Oakland’s Black Cultural Zone and Block Inc. is helping vendors of color make the leap from online to in-person sales.
Read on Oaklandside | March 1, 2024
Downtown is a key part of Oakland’s economic engine. How’s it working?
We sifted through economic studies, tax data, and historical records to better understand how our urban center generates revenue for the city. Article co-written with John Klopotowski.
Read on Oaklandside | Jan. 4, 2024
Oaklanders are the art in new Uptown Station exhibit
Over the past few months, two photographers have been roaming Oakland’s streets, striving to capture the style of the city. Their work, a collection of 100 portraits, will debut to the public on Saturday at the “100 Faces of Oakland” photo exhibit at Uptown Station.
The free exhibit, open from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m., is part of the inaugural Oakland Style Week, a new series of more than 50 events that opened this week and runs through Sunday. It includes everything from costume contests to cocktail tastings. The exhibit will showcase a huge body of work from local photographers Brian Molyneaux and Kola Shobo that aims to elevate Oakland’s everyday people — and its most stylish ones.
Read on Oakland North | October 20, 2023
Oakland artists make strong showing in new San Francisco exhibition
Over 200 Alameda County artists — many living and working in Oakland — joined the ranks of world-renowned names when their works graced the walls of the de Young Museum in San Francisco on Tuesday.
In its second year, the “de Young Open 2023” is an exhibition for visual artists from the nine Bay Area counties. It debuted Tuesday to the press and its 883 contributing artists, including 209 hailing from Alameda County.
Read on Oakland North | September 27, 2023
Ferry ridership climbing back to pre-pandemic levels, with patrons finding the service ‘pretty cool.’
Aboard the Mare Island vessel en route to Oakland, it’s easy to sit back, relax and enjoy a jaunt across the bay. Yet the journey of ferry transportation in the Bay Area hasn’t always been so smooth, and the COVID-19 pandemic reversed strides made in recent years.
Read on Oakland North | September 25, 2023
Celebrating Oakland Pride: ‘It’s just beautiful that we have everybody coming together.’
Oakland’s eighth annual Pride Parade began Sunday with a roar — the rev of motorcycles as parade leaders Dykes on Bikes rode up Broadway.
Thousands of people attended the parade, waving flags, cheering and dancing. The 83 community groups, government affiliates and corporate sponsors in the lineup bore their own messages, played music ranging from ABBA to the Jonas Brothers, and invited attendees to join in the celebration.
Read on Oakland North | September 10, 2023
Feature: Deb Never
For every musician determined to become a sensation, there’s at least a dozen—maybe even a hundred or a thousand—churning out lyrics and melodies with purer intentions. They have feelings. They just need to express themselves. They have music inside of them. It’s wholly their own. It’s not meant for consumption. It’s not meant to be the path to fame. But sometimes it happens anyway, as it did for Deb Never.
Request copy from GRØSS Magazine, Vol. 4 | November 2021
How to say no to meetings without feeling guilty
Being immersed in Slack’s highly collaborative culture and an even closer-knit team, saying no to meetings used to be slightly terrifying. But when I realized my calendar wasn’t always working for me, I had to make some adjustments to my thinking and my RSVPs.
Read on slack.design | August 2021