Jose Fermoso

This is the most important story I write for The Oaklandside, sadly, every year: Those who die from traffic violence. In 2023, 33 died while driving, biking, and walking. All had interesting, complicated, full lives and histories people should know about: oaklandside.org/2024/02/08/33-…

@JeffreyDCash You should try making a friend or two.

@JeffreyDCash lol. I wonder how long it takes for you to realize that you’re talking into the void

I’m genuinely curious @fermoso as to how many times it will take for the city to ignore you before you realize that they take neither you nor your publication seriously? oaklandside.org/2026/02/06/fin…

Oakland's Rev. Bautista starts the process to sue the government for getting shot in the face with chemicals. oaklandside.org/2026/01/30/oak…

A tech exec and Oakland resident, who supported Tesla's goals and was excited about the Cybertruck, told me he became disillusioned and then angry with the company when a CT door scarily unlatched next to his baby as he was about to get on the freeway: oaklandside.org/2026/01/23/tes…

@fruitvalelocal Oof that sucks. I definitely got to see the last few days some recent paves that are not looking so great.

@fermoso My street has zero years. We already knew this. Last winter's patches are already crumbling. After this week's atmospheric river we'll have wading pools in the street.

I traveled all over Oakland to find its worst streets. The city paved 18.6 miles in '25, so the searchable list of 3,304 road sections here, based on an independent survey of paving quality, is thorough. Find your road and paving score and post it here. oaklandside.org/2025/12/23/lis…

@JeffreyDCash @EastOaklandDad @Oakland @rideact I'll check it out.

@fermoso @EastOaklandDad @Oakland All things considered, the shelters at coliseum were in pretty good shape, and used by lots of people, many of them POC. The city doesn’t care though, neither does @rideact for that matter.

@oakland is demolishing 3 bus shelters at Coliseum Bart, because nothing screams equity quite like destroying bus infrastructure in the middle of winter. @EastOaklandDad @fermoso

@EastOaklandDad @JeffreyDCash @Oakland thanks for tagging me on this. I'll look into it. I did write that they were going to start getting rid of them: oaklandside.org/2025/11/13/rem…

@JeffreyDCash @Oakland @fermoso Damn. The demolition was this morning, I would have recorded it and asked the city to explain why.

Oakland sold $285M in Measure U bonds over the last week for parks, housing, and road infrastructure after 2 years of concerns about its financial outlook, which led to a credit downgrade last year. With the sale, the city says its finances are looking up oaklandside.org/2025/12/09/oak…

California law requires police to disclose recordings of “critical incidents” in 45 days. Oakland police argue the “brief struggle” that led to former NFL star Doug Martin’s death was not a critical incident. oaklandside.org/2025/12/02/dou…

A day after ICE showed up near Hoover Elementary, Oakland parents felt nervous and defiant. oaklandside.org/2025/11/20/a-d…

@JeffreyDCash @nat_orenstein 👍

@fermoso @nat_orenstein 2 were taken today & two are older, my point is that the city never followed through on its promise that it would start proactively ticketing cars that park on sidewalks, despite the fact that there are plenty to choose from. I’ll start reporting them and looping you in.

@nat_orenstein, much like her colleague ⁦@fermoso⁩ is oblivious to the forest through the trees.The real story here is why the city allows this landlord to continue to cause misery without any meaningful consequences. So much for equity. oaklandside.org/2025/11/17/oak…

@JeffreyDCash @nat_orenstein Send me the addresses for these at jose@oaklandside.org. Also pls send me any communication you've had with the city about the removal of these cars.

@fermoso @nat_orenstein Seems to me that if you have time to throw me some shade you also have time to hold the city accountable for their constant lying. Maybe start here.

@JeffreyDCash @Oakland Appreciate you reading our coverage!

If the city of @oakland were to invite @fermoso to an all you can eat buffet that only served shit, Jose would gladly go, eat as much as possible, and then write about how the city had treated him to the best pulled pork possible. oaklandside.org/2025/11/10/an-…

@kirkmorrison @kirkmorrison this is Jose Fermoso, a reporter at @Oaklandside, the Oakland news organization. I'm an O'Dowd alum. I'd like to speak to you about Coach Beam if you have time. I'm at jose@oaklandside.org. Thank you. -- JF

Coach John Beam was so excited that Super Bowl 60 was being held in the Bay Area in February 2026. He was excited to have Laney College be a featured venue to host a Football Camp for kids from Oakland and the Bay Area. We were deep in the planning stage and now this tragic moment has us at a lost. RIP Coach Beam

@9BillyHewitt @9BillyHewitt this is Jose Fermoso, a reporter at @Oaklandside, the Oakland news organization. I'd like to speak to you about Coach Beam if you have time. Thank you. -- JF

My hero. This world just seems to get worse as time goes on. Sickening to hear what’s happened to Coach today. I know you can get through this, Coach Beam. I love you. 💚👏🏼👏🏼

@eastbaycitizen Since I didn't read your newsletter, I would have been happy to add your note to the story as the first person who published something alluding to it. You could have emailed me or called me. Instead, you chose to do whatever this is. I'll wait for an apology.

Oaklandside straight up stole my scoop without attributing East Bay Insiders. I work 14 hours a day, sit through dozens of meeting a week, and these extremely lazy cub reporters, paid with unearned non-profit money, are stealing revenue from me. oaklandside.org/2025/09/17/top…

@eastbaycitizen I knew about this before your newsletter, which I didn't read. Confirm with Zabrae Valentine (on this thread). Also, I've been a reporter for 15 yrs, including at Wired (starting podcasts for Conde Nast), the Business Journal, and The Guardian. Do a little more research next time

I spoke with the family of Castlemont teacher Marvin Boomer, including his girlfriend (who was with him at the tragic collision), his mom and dad, and his sisters. They're in shock, mourning the passing of a man they call "extraordinary." New story: oaklandside.org/2025/06/06/mar…