What You Don’t See

What You Don’t See

First Kiss, by Alison Seevak
A glimpse of two people’s shot at love in middle age.

Slipping Away, by Alana Dill
Stricken by tragedy, a once expectant mother struggles to put her life back together.

Facing Facts, by Denise Shelton
A family holds together and navigates through hard times in an increasingly familiar American story.

Secrets, by Wichita Sims
A woman’s buried past resurfaces in an unexpected way.

Sweetgrass, by Russell Yee
An Oakland man reflects on his own heritage and that of the country he now calls home.

Faces of the East Bay

In the Philanthropic Swim

In the Philanthropic Swim

Rockridge residents John Bliss and Kim Thompson may live far removed the gritty flats of East and West Oakland. But this philanthropic couple see themselves as one with the citizens of Oakland, particularly those who are struggling financially, and they’re leading a campaign to get their “financially blessed” peers to invest in the community like they have by funding city programs to teach kids how to swim.