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Bilingual journalist covering arts, culture, music and the intersection with social justice, immigration and gentrification.

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This week in Oakland: the ‘Comrade Sisters’ exhibit, and the Montclair Beer, Wine and Music Festival

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By Azucena Rasilla 
| The Oaklandside
It’s a weekend full of celebrations in The Town. There are so many Juneteenth events we put together a separate roundup. But there is also an outdoor festival — the Montclair Beer Wine and Music Festival — and some wonderful new exhibits such as the “Comrade Sisters,” which tells the story of the Women of the Black Panther Party, plus a concert at a tap room on Father’s Day. Also, both the Oakland Ballers and Oakland Soul have Father’s Day games this Sunday.
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How to celebrate Juneteenth in Oakland

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By Azucena Rasilla 
| The Oaklandside
Many people all over Oakland will take advantage of their day off on Friday to celebrate Juneteenth, a national holiday since 2021 that commemorates the end of slavery in the United States. Juneteenth marks the day in 1865 when Union troops arrived in Galveston, Texas, to announce that the last enslaved people in the state were free.
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A day with Oakland Animal Control is as wild as the animals they help

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By Azucena Rasilla 
| The Oaklandside
It’s a Friday morning in mid-April and Oakland Animal Control officers Celeste Beas and Ashley Mitchell are driving through deep East Oakland. They’re responding to a call that one of their colleagues, Maya Sandifer sorts through at the office on 29th Avenue to set their priorities for the day. The women are part of a small team of five officers who handle all the animal-related calls that come through the Oakland Police Department’s non-emergency line, as well as their own.
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