{"id":176790,"date":"2026-02-13T17:45:09","date_gmt":"2026-02-13T17:45:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/176790\/"},"modified":"2026-02-13T17:45:09","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T17:45:09","slug":"falling-in-love-in-the-town-and-valentines-day-ideas-on-the-podcast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/176790\/","title":{"rendered":"Falling in love in the Town, and Valentine’s Day ideas…on the podcast"},"content":{"rendered":"

Oakland couples share how they found love in real life \u2014 at protests, festivals, schools, and house parties. Plus, where to eat and what to order this Valentine\u2019s Day, whether you\u2019re single, coupled up, or celebrating with friends.<\/p>\n

Arts and community reporter Azucena Rasilla profiled couples whose relationships are deeply rooted in Oakland, and Nosh editor Tovin Lapan guides us through Valentine\u2019s desserts, singles spots, and dining recommendations for every relationship status.<\/p>\n

Plus: Ghost Town gang members sentenced, BART warns of potential shutdown, Cenaduria Elvira opens its first brick-and-mortar, OUSD layoffs threaten attendance staff, support workers win living wage contract, volunteers build islands for endangered terns, and weekend events celebrating art, Black history, and Black Joy.<\/p>\n

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Find all these stories and more at\u00a0oaklandside.org<\/a>. Have feedback or story ideas? Email us at\u00a0editors@oaklandside.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Tasneem Raja is the Editor-in-Chief of The Oaklandside. A pioneer in data journalism and local nonprofit news startups, she co-founded The Tyler Loop, a nationally recognized community news platform in East Texas. She was a senior editor at NPR’s Code Switch and at Mother Jones, where the team she led helped build the first-ever database of mass shootings in America. She started her career as features reporter at The Chicago Reader and The Philadelphia Weekly, and lives in Oakland with her husband and daughter.<\/p>\n

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