“Oakland Local” blog directory
October 21, 2009Jon Brooks 2 Comments »
A couple of days ago, a new web site covering the city of Oakland in the San Francisco Bay Area called Oakland Local launched. From the site’s “About” page:
Oakland Local is an independent, non-profit community news and information hub, connecting community and news. Our site combines original investigative and feature reporting with community news and information about Oakland non-profit organizations, community groups and engaged citizens. We are a voice of independent journalism and community service for a city where too many people go unheard, too many issues uncovered…
Of course, what we like about the site is the user-gen-related stuff, like this impressive directory of over 200 Oakland blogs. Just some of the interesting sites listed there…
- Ghost Town Farm – chronicles of an urban farmer
- Home Girl – real estate stories in San Francisco’s East Bay
- Oakland Crimespotting – interactive map of crimes in Oakland and a tool for understanding crime in cities.
- Camelia Street Blog – neighborhood blog devoted to quality of life issues for those living and working in west Berkeley
- California Taco Trucks – issues related to mobile food vending in the Golden State
Gertrude Stein once famously said of Oakland, “There is no there, there.” That is clearly no longer true, if it ever was. And of course, this kind of locally based reporting, by professionals, semi-professionals, and non-professionals, exists in every community in America. If you know of any similar directories of local blogs and web sites (or the sites themselves) from your own area, please let us know.
October 25th, 2009 at 3:45 pm
What a great post! Thrilled to see you focus on our blogroll–there is an amazing profusion of talent in Oakland, and we definitely want to support it. Check out some of our local coverage, welcome your thoughts.
October 26th, 2009 at 12:28 pm
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