#oaklandside — Public Fediverse posts
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LET'S GO! Please support if you live in Oakland/ the East Bay!
"Last year, The Oaklandside’s reporters and editors worked on several fronts to advance the public’s right to access government records, and we pushed back against a law infringing on the First Amendment.
For doing so, our newsroom was honored by the Society of Professional Journalists Northern California Chapter with a prestigious James Madison Freedom of Information Award."
#oakland #oaklandside #nonprofit #news
https://oaklandside.org/2026/02/18/oaklandside-wins-press-freedom-award/ -
#Oaklandside, eg https://oaklandside.org/2025/11/20/flock-safety-cameras-oakland-license-plate-readers/, is doing a great job reporting on the question of #Flock cameras in #Oakland. the only significant bit they forgot to mention: Oakland's own Privacy Commission, charged exactly with balancing public safety with privacy, evaluated Flock and voted NOT to recommend them for Oakland:
https://oaklandside.org/2025/10/06/oakland-privacy-commission-rejects-flock-safety-cameras/ -
Oakland is quietly bringing AI into city government. Officials say it’s about efficiency. Critics warn it risks bias, privacy breaches, and job loss.
https://oaklandside.org/2025/10/17/oakland-quietly-incorporating-ai-into-city-work/
#oakland #aiethics #digitalgovernance #ca #tech #ai #oaklandside #local
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Interesting read to see the application of AI at the city level. Very curious about the oversight. Great work from the team at Oaklandside!
"It’s clear that these guidelines are not uniformly applied, though. In one case where we’re aware AI was used — to generate an image of City Hall for a mayor’s office press release this month — no citation was included. And in records of chat logs we’ve received, where city staff ask ChatGPT for assistance writing emails, the city redacted some names before sharing them with us, indicating personally identifiable information was entered against the rules.
Along with these guidelines, the city adopted an “equity statement” applying to AI use. That document says Oakland will develop and use technology that “reduces racial biases” — a concern with many AI tools — and ensure privacy, transparency, and community engagement."
https://oaklandside.org/2025/10/17/oakland-quietly-incorporating-ai-into-city-work/
#oakland #ai #tech #government #city #thetown #news #oaklandside
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This Bay-Made store in Oakland seems pretty cool. Got to check it out.
https://oaklandside.org/2024/04/29/bay-made-oakland-gift-shop-spotlight/
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Very interesting @theoaklandside article by Jose Fermoso about plans to remove I-980. The highway split downtown Oakland and displaced Black communities to serve White suburban residents, just like many other ill-advised highways in the 1960s.
https://oaklandside.org/2024/04/10/remove-oakland-freeway-i-980-racial-injustice-gentrification-community/ -
You probably saw the #Oakland story in the #nytimes:
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/14/us/oakland-crime-economy-homelessness.html?unlocked_article_code=1.GE0.ujXX.T3uvKszZLEu9&hpgrp=k-abar&smid=url-share
(gift link)What went unsaid was the city of Oakland continues to thwart the efforts of its citizens try to help. #Oaklandside is trying to get basic facts:
Today I sent in a public records request for information from Oakland's Police Department #OPD concerning discrepancies in what OPD reports across two of its own data streams:
https://oaklandca.nextrequest.com/requests/23-12094How can we help if they won't let us?
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In wake of city of Oakland's recent $6.5 million settlement with a cyclist who crashed on a poorly maintained section of MacArthur Boulevard, Oaklandside's Jose Fermoso reviews a long series of cases in which the city has paid a total of $35 million in lawsuits related to hazardous street conditions.
https://oaklandside.org/2023/12/12/injuries-caused-by-dangerous-roads-oakland-lawsuit-settlements/
#oakland #cycling #oaklandside
