Recent Work
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- Railroad brought jobs and industry to West Oakland.
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- Inside historic 16th street station, once the western terminus of the transcontinental railroad. It is now abandoned and dilapidated, although local groups are hoping to renovate.
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- Delivering fresh produce to liquor stores via bike.
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- Choosing produce for delivery to liquor stores around West Oakland.
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- Protesters block trucks with their bikes in an attempt to shut down the port of Oakland as part of a general strike. November 2, 2011.
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- Occupy Oakland protesters, lit by helicopter spotlight, hold a general assembly after a peaceful return to Frank Ogawa Plaza. They were evicted for the second time the night before. November 14, 2011.
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- Charmz Valentino is from Seattle, Washington. She has been camping at Occupied Oakland since it began in early October. November 4, 2011.
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- Tricia went to jail at Occupy Sacramento. Photographed at Occupy Oakland, November 4, 2011.
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- Occupy Oakland protesters make a peaceful return to Frank Ogawa Plaza after being evicted for the second time the night before. November 14, 2011.
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- Graffiti drips down while newly blooming flowers try to rise up. West Oakland, CA
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- Train tracks helped to build a thriving African-American community in West Oakland. Now abandoned tracks are everywhere. Here they dead-end into a highway, one of many that ring the neighborhood.
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- Winnie recycles trash and lives in her motor-home in West Oakland.
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- An outdoor basketball game in the neighborhood.
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- A young boy in the neighborhood has already mastered the art of the tough look.
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- A piece of street art integrates a shack in West Oakland, CA.
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- A woman walks under an overpass in the afternoon. West Oakland, CA.
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- Residents enter the elevator of a a new loft development in West Oakland.
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- The Environmental Protection Administration is piloting a program in West Oakland to mitigate lead in the soil by introducing ground fish bone.
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- Volunteers from the West Oakland Environmental Indicators Project measure and record particulate matter in the the neighborhood. Over time, the information they gather will be used for advocacy.
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- A volunteer for West Oakland Indicators Project walks a route around the neighborhood wearing a backpack that periodically collects air samples and measures particulate matter.
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- After a cooking class in West Oakland.
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- Caprese salad at Get Cooking!, a cooking class for West Oakland residents.
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- A chicken is returned to it's coop near the California Hotel in West Oakland.
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- Volunteers for Peoples Grocery water a garden near the California Hotel in West Oakland.
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- Allison from City Slicker Farms brings in hay for chickens in a backyard coop. West Oakland, CA.
Thursday, November 10th, 2011 at 8:26 pm
