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Jacob Simas

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As seen in: The Oaklandside, Poynter Online, Berkeleyside, NewsBreak, Richmondside, El Tímpano, Cityside
Community Journalism Director at Cityside Journalism Initiative
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‘Still coming to grips with a lot’: Retired from police, I’m finding peace and time to reflect

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By Daryl 'DJ' Jackson, Kyonda Trass, Jacob Simas 
| Richmondside
This story was told by Daryl Jackson in an interview to Kyonda Trass. It has been edited for length and clarity. One day a couple of years ago, my oldest daughter, who studied psychology at Mills College in Oakland, came up to me and said, “I want to tell you something. Don’t take this the wrong way. I think you suffer from PTSD.” I asked what that meant, and she explained it to me. I told her nothing was wrong with me, but she insisted. “You’ve been a great father, and you’re always there for us.
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We embedded high schoolers in our newsroom to report on OUSD. Come hear what they found

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By Jacob Simas 
| The Oaklandside
How is artificial intelligence changing school-based learning, and what are students, teachers and schools doing to adapt? Why are students of color under-represented in so many Advanced Placement courses in Oakland Unified, and how can those gaps be tackled? How is public transit helping — or failing — students who rely on buses to travel long distances to school and back every day?
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Watch: A lively debate over the state of free speech at UC Berkeley

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By Jacob Simas 
| Berkeleyside
Six decades after the Free Speech Movement erupted at UC Berkeley in protest of university-imposed restrictions on political speech and student activism on campus, the Trump administration’s crackdown on the independence of the nation’s higher education system has again thrust First Amendment questions into the limelight.
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