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2 months ago | 
postnewsgroup.com | Magaly Munoz |serving Latino
By Magaly MuñozOn a recent trip to the grocery store in West Oakland, single mom Neemaka Tucker contemplated what’s more important to her family’s needs – expensive fresh produce or cheap instant ramen noodles. “I’m trying to teach my kids to eat healthy, but then my pocket is like, ‘I’m broke’. Getting the processed foods is going to fill you up faster, even though it’s not good for your body,” Tucker said.
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2 months ago | 
postnewsgroup.com | Magaly Munoz |serving Latino
By Magaly MuñozOn a Thursday evening in February, Marquez Boyd walked along the aisles of San Francisco’s District 10 Community Market looking for eggs and fresh produce to take home to his children. He has been trying new recipes with ingredients he previously couldn’t afford or access. “I learned how to cook greens since they got a lot of fresh greens here,” Boyd said.
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Mar 4, 2025 | 
postnewsgroup.com | Magaly Munoz |serving Latino
By Magaly MuñozUp and down the streets of the Fruitvale neighborhood in Oakland, immigrant workers head to empty parking lots and street corners waiting for a job. Some are as young as 14 and as old as 60. Diego, a man in his late thirties, is a construction worker who arrived in the United States nine months ago. He, like many of the men standing beside him at the day laborer site, came to the U.S. in the hopes of providing a new life for his family.
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Jan 29, 2025 | 
postnewsgroup.com | Magaly Munoz |serving Latino
By Magaly MuñozIn 2023, the average spending on groceries increased by nearly $30 each month from the year before;people are spending over $500 a month to put food on the table. Through previous reporting by the Post, we’ve learned that families in Oakland are depending more and more on free or low cost groceries from food banks because they can no longer afford the rising costs of food at the store.
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Jan 11, 2025 | 
postnewsgroup.com | Magaly Munoz |serving Latino
By Magaly MuñozOakland has officially begun its new leadership era as newly elected council members are introduced and incumbent members take on new roles following the fall recall election. The council selected Kevin Jenkins, who represents East Oakland in District 6, as the new council president and therefore interim mayor, succeeding former colleague Nikki Fortunato Bas who left to serve on the Alameda County Board of Supervisors.
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Nov 4, 2024 | 
postnewsgroup.com | Magaly Munoz |serving Latino
By Conway JonesThe San Francisco Foundation celebrated the 76th anniversary of its founding in 1964 on Thursday, Oct. 24, at The Pearl in San Francisco. Over 150 people came together with members of the SFF community whose intent was to fulfill the promise of the Bay: democracy, racial equity, affordable housing, and more. A fireside chat featured SFF CEO Fred Blackwell in conversation with KQED Chief Content Officer and SFF Trustee Holly Kernan.
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Nov 3, 2024 | 
postnewsgroup.com | Magaly Munoz |serving Latino
By Magaly MuñozIn less than a week, Oakland students will have crossed the final step in their five-year journey to vote in local school board elections. The energy that the teens have had over the last year has been “nothing short of exciting,” many have said.
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Oct 30, 2024 | 
postnewsgroup.com | Magaly Munoz |serving Latino
By Magaly MuñozOn a sunny afternoon at Los Cilantros Restaurant in Berkeley, California, Keyanna Ortiz-Cedeño, a 27-year-old Afro-Latina with tight curly hair and deep brown skin, stares down at her carne asada tacos, “I’ve definitely eaten more tortillas than plantains over the course of my life,” says Cedeño, who spent her childhood in South Texas, among predominantly Mexican-American Latinos. As she eats, she reflects on the views that American politicians have of Latino voters.
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Oct 28, 2024 | 
postnewsgroup.com | Magaly Munoz |serving Latino
By Magaly MuñozIn a few weeks, Oakland residents will vote for new school board directors in four separate districts across the city. For the first time in California’s history, 16- and 17-year-olds in Oakland will be able to vote in their respective school board elections in November 2024. This initiative is a collaborative effort by the County of Alameda, the City of Oakland, and the Oakland Unified School District.
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Oct 16, 2024 | 
postnewsgroup.com | Magaly Munoz |serving Latino
By Magaly MuñozIn a few weeks, Oakland residents will vote for new school board directors in four separate districts across the city. The Post reached out to the eight candidates across Districts 1, 3, 5, and 7 to see what their views are on various topics concerning the OUSD community. Below are questions and answers from District 3 candidates Dwayne Aikens Jr and VanCendric Williams. Responses have been edited for length and clarity.
