Oakland – North Gate Radio

Pediatric Prom

The National Institutes of Health estimates that as many as one in four kids and teens in the U.S. suffer from chronic illness. For many, this means they miss out on the biggest milestones of adolescence. This year, Kaiser Permanente’s Oakland Medical Center put on its fifth annual Pediatric Prom, an event that aims to give teens living with these chronic illnesses a chance to be young and have fun.

Roar No More: The End of the Warriors Era in Oakland

The Golden State Warriors are counting down the days left at Oracle Arena in Oakland. After 47 seasons there, the team is moving to the Chase Center in San Francisco next season. Some Oaklanders are not too happy about it.

Taxes, Finances: Why Don’t We Know More?

What is financial literacy? What’s keeping us from it? And should public K-12 schools take on a bigger role in providing finance education?

Mentorship for young adults in Oakland

Reporter Carla Williams has the story on how mentorship is positively affecting the Oakland community.

Toxic Locks

Styling our hair is surprisingly dangerous. How can community barbershops help?

Financial Freedom

How are Bay Area cities thinking about fueling financial freedom for historically overburdened communities? Emnet Almedom takes us to San Francisco to hear about a huge reform to the city’s fee collection practices, and then over to Oakland for a new approach to taking out a loan.

Seniors Stay Active in Oakland’s Chinatown

For the elderly, staying active can be difficult. But that’s not the case at the Lincoln
Square Recreation Center in Oakland’s Chinatown. Reporter Muna Danish stopped by for a
visit.

Treating the Whole Person

While their fate in the U.S. remains uncertain, undocumented and immigrant communities are experiencing higher levels of trauma, anxiety, depression and substance abuse. But not only do they have limited access to quality clinicians and therapists, they also require a specific kind of care especially if they don’t speak English. Often called culturally-sensitive care, it takes into account the language and cultural context of a patient.

Struggling to Breathe in the Bay Area

Low income people and people of color struggle to get the care they need for asthma. Children are especially at risk of being hospitalized for asthma symptoms. Kaitlin Benz set out to find why that is and how providers in the Bay Area are fixing it.

Saving Space

How do you preserve a community and a culture when residents are constantly moving? Three organizations aim to find out.