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Editor-in-Chief Tasneem Raja sits down with Oaklandside's deputy editor Esther Kaplan and news editor Darwin BondGraham to take stock of the biggest stories of 2026 — crime, schools, road safety, Mayor Lee's first year, and the state of Oakland's arts and culture scene.
Plus: a major housing program for homeless families at Children's Hospital, a whistleblower shaking up the DA's office, a pothole settlement, a sideshow ordinance that's never been used, and OPD's ongoing transparency problems.
Stories we cover in this episode:
Crime and public safety
City Hall and politics
Education
Roads and transportation
Housing
Arts and culture
Find all these stories and more at oaklandside.org. Have feedback or story ideas? Email us at [email protected].
By The OaklandsideEditor-in-Chief Tasneem Raja sits down with Oaklandside's deputy editor Esther Kaplan and news editor Darwin BondGraham to take stock of the biggest stories of 2026 — crime, schools, road safety, Mayor Lee's first year, and the state of Oakland's arts and culture scene.
Plus: a major housing program for homeless families at Children's Hospital, a whistleblower shaking up the DA's office, a pothole settlement, a sideshow ordinance that's never been used, and OPD's ongoing transparency problems.
Stories we cover in this episode:
Crime and public safety
City Hall and politics
Education
Roads and transportation
Housing
Arts and culture
Find all these stories and more at oaklandside.org. Have feedback or story ideas? Email us at [email protected].