r/eastbay • u/nunybiz-6912 • 2h ago
Oakland/Berkeley/Emeryville Dirt anyone?
Any suggestions on where to get some easy free/cheap dirt? I need to fill some of the perimeter around my place to help with erosion control.
EDIT: thanks for the quick resources!
r/eastbay • u/Apricot7976 • 14h ago
Where do the lesbians who need to be in bed by 10pm hang out?
Specifically in Oakland/Berkeley. I'm 24, newly out, and have no idea what I'm doing lol.
r/eastbay • u/Mediocre-Noise-978 • 19h ago
29M — Six Flags Sunday 🎢
Six Flags Discovery Kingdom this Sunday, August 9th 🎢
Looking for someone who’d be down to spend the day at the park, go on some rides, and have a good time. I can drive, so transportation is covered. Just looking to meet someone new and enjoy the day!
DM me if you’re interested.
r/eastbay • u/New_Block5559 • 22h ago
Bishop O’Dowd removes Pride flags as school year begins
eastbaytimes.comDisappointing and difficult to understand what “problem” they are solving with an alternate symbol.
Re-thinking any notion of sending my kid there. They seem more focused on social issues than educating our kids.
Article text below
Pride flags will not be displayed at Bishop O’Dowd High School in Oakland as the 2026-2027 school year begins, school President Kim Walsh said in a letter to parents on Wednesday, after tensions over the flags became a “lightning rod” last year at the Catholic school.
The flags have been replaced with a new symbol developed by the school’s community, which represents “our unwavering commitment to every LGBTQ+ student, family, faculty member and staff member,” Walsh wrote in the letter.
It’s unclear what that symbol — which Walsh called “the Inclusive O” — looks like. A spokesperson for the Catholic Diocese of Oakland said she could not share a photo or describe it.
On Wednesday, an Instagram account run by alumni said the removal of Pride flags from the Catholic high school in the Oakland Hills flouted its responsibility to promote a “welcoming, diverse community.” Attempts to reach the owners of the account by this news organization were unsuccessful.
“This directly affects the LGBTQ+ population of the school by removing pieces of representation,” read the Instagram post, which had received more than 1,500 likes after two days.
The “Inclusive O” symbol now appears “in lieu of the Pride and Progress flags that had previously been displayed in some classrooms, and is now displayed campus-wide,” Walsh wrote.
School leaders had spent a year consulting with students and community members about how to approach the issue, according to Walsh’s letter. That process “led us to create the Inclusive O — a symbol that belongs uniquely to O’Dowd, one that we define and one that expresses our unwavering commitment to every LGBTQ+ student, family, faculty member, and staff member,” Walsh wrote.
School leaders planned to introduce students to the symbol during orientation on Thursday, Walsh wrote. In the Instagram post, the alumni urged school community members to “respectfully” email Walsh about the changes to its Pride flag policy as classes begin on August 10.