Ricky Rodas
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McDonald’s workers rally for better pay and safety in Fruitvale
McDonald's workers in Fruitvale, Oakland are part of a statewide campaign, protesting for better working conditions at fast food restaurants. → Read More
Could Oakland's Flex Streets program be here to stay?
Oakland's policy director Warren Logan, who has overseen the outdoor dining program since its inception, speaks about its future. → Read More
The DEEP Grocery Co-op is Oakland's new worker-owned supermarket
The DEEP Grocery Coop was started to serve deep East Oakland, a designated "food desert." But the store is open to all. → Read More
Puerto Rican restaurant La Perla needs a new floor before it can open
The problem? The price tag. Ortiz says he doesn’t have the money for a new floor before his restaurant's grand reopening. → Read More
Oakland approves $5 hazard pay for grocery workers; Berkeley considering it
Oakland grocery workers are getting a substantial hazard pay raise starting immediately. Berkeley is still reviewing a similar proposal for grocery employees. → Read More
Phnom Penh serves Oakland's Cambodian refugees during pandemic
Political turmoil in Cambodia split the Do family apart. Running a restaurant in the East Bay helped bring them together. → Read More
Sammy’s Pupusas serves free vegan food to homeless Oaklanders
The pop-up's owners, Samar Nassar and Raul Jacobo, are cooking healthy meals for seniors at Operation HomeBase trailer park in East Oakland. → Read More
Puerto Rican restaurant La Perla moves to a bigger location in Oakland
Chef Jose “Cheo” Ortiz and his sons Moises and Gabriel will open the new location in Oakland's Dimond District in January. → Read More
At El Huarache Azteca, an Oakland mother and daughter serve up Mexico City delicacies
The mother and daughter-run restaurant has been doing business in East Oakland's Fruitvale district for over two decades. → Read More
Cozy Wok is a father-son owned vegetarian Chinese restaurant in Oakland
Keguang Zhao never imagined his son Dan would be in the food business like him. Now the two are running a restaurant together in East Oakland. → Read More
Family bonds are at the heart of Oakland's Cambodian Street Food
With the help of her sisters and other family members, Malinda Bun is serving up traditional Cambodian street delicacies in East Oakland. → Read More
What does it take to run a pop-up food business?
Pop-ups are offering some Oakland chefs a unique opportunity to launch businesses during the pandemic. → Read More
Temescal’s restaurants invite you to a big outdoor picnic on Sunday
Temescal restaurants and retail businesses invite diners and shoppers to an outdoor street event on Sunday, Oct. 25. → Read More
Will Alameda County legalize home-cooked food vendors?
A 2018 state law permits home-cooked and pop-up food entrepreneurship, but Alameda County has yet to implement the new law. → Read More
Bissap Baobab reopens as a women-led collective
Five women entrepreneurs are breathing new life into Oakland’s only Senegalese restaurant. → Read More
How Uptown and downtown Oakland bars are surviving the pandemic
We spoke with four nightclub and bar owners about their strategies for safely serving up drinks and food and fun. → Read More
A new street festival aims to safely draw diners back to Oakland Chinatown
Every Friday in August, Ninth Street transforms into an outdoor dining area, helping Oakland businesses survive the pandemic. → Read More
'De-fund the police': Protesters march to Oakland mayor’s house —
A rally led by Oakland youth focused on calls to cut the budgets of city and schools police. → Read More