“So at some point people realized that Oakland is lit. They told a friend, who told a friend who told a friend who told her friend and yeah, now it’s fucking weird as fuck.” Your name and age. I would just say DAGHE, people that know me know my real name, but I’m 34. […]
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LEON “DNAS” SYKES
“You can’t be from Oakland. You can only be a part of it.” What is your full name and age? Leon. David Sykes the Second also known as DNas Aka David Nasty. I’m 33, I will be 34 in about 13 days. What neighborhood of Oakland are you from or would you say you associate with […]
BROOKFIELD DEUCE
“I don’t want anybody to listen to this interview and take it as the gospel. I think that the best thing would be for people to listen to this interview as well as the others, and that kickstarts them to start researching more about the stuff that’s being talked about. Let’s start a fire. That […]
JENNIFER JOHNS
“You have a right to be yourself and that is a very Oakland trait and you’re going to find all manner of people who are willing to fight for your right to be who you are. I think that Oakland is the best of the American experiment. It is the best of the American experiment […]
PENDARVIS “OGPENN” HARSHAW
“You know how it goes. San Francisco sneezes Oakland catches the cold. So anything that happens in San Francisco is going to be amplified in Oakland. So you’re seeing even greater poverty out here in a place that had already had low income people, people working class people. You’re also seeing greater wealth out here. […]
FRANKLIN “HIPSTER KILLER” CARTEGENA
“I don’t like that there’s this kind of eraser of the culture now that people want to come live here. And it’s weird. It doesn’t make sense to me. They want to come here for the culture, but when they come here, they want to change the culture.” What is your name and age? […]
VAY MIKO HOANG
“I hope we maintain this, I hope there continues to be love for folks born and raised in Oakland and I hope there still continues to be open space for the working class, for the immigrants. Cause I feel like in so many ways, that’s what makes Oakland Beautiful it’s our culture. And I would […]
FEMI ANDRADES
“It’s small but it’s mighty like I said, it’s the people and the culture and the vibe of the Revolutionary ness that is in Oakland. It’s just innate. It’s something in the that makes people very active activists in some way, shape or form. “ What is your full name and age? My name […]
DEBORAH ZIERTEN
“I would hope, as I said before, that all of that pride that people feel in Oakland and all of the new people that are moving to this area, that they really start to put pressure on the political figures to make positive changes with a lot of the problems that I mentioned. So that […]
