News and Notes

Message board from the staff of the Oakland Standard.

Thursday, January 19, 2012
Sasha Archibald

The East Bay Express did a lovely article about the Oakland Standard this week! And not only about... more

Thursday, December 22, 2011
Miriam Bale

In the many cookbooks published by Bay Area Junior Leagues, there is one recipe that pops up more frequently than any other: Steamed Persimmon Pudding.

Persimmon pudding is the California... more

Tuesday, December 6, 2011
Claire Ball

Check out the fourth and final chapter of Nothing Happens for Long, a film by artist Jonn Herschend about mundane moments... more

Tuesday, October 25, 2011
Sasha Archibald

In solidarity with the protests in downtown Oakland, the Oakland Standard offers these historical posters from the... more

Wednesday, October 5, 2011
Sasha Archibald

We've gotten word that White Gloves, the documentary we commissioned about the OMCA Women's Board and the White Elephant... more

Thursday, September 22, 2011
Miriam Bale

Georgeanne Brennan started Le Marché Seeds, a specialty seed company, with Charlotte Glenn in 1982. Brennan was a high school teacher who... more