Jose Fermoso

Road safety reporter for @oaklandside, @UMKnightWallace '22 Fellow, 🌳 Host of @elprogresopod: [email protected]

[Jose Fermoso @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:

https://t.co/cst8kjgNhA

[Jose Fermoso @fermoso]

In January and March, Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee hosted high-powered meetings to end 2 years of near-incessant lobbying by politically connected residents over a street-slowing project. The lobbying role of Buffy Wicks, state assembly member, angered many

https://t.co/xEUHvnE3WV

[Darwin BondGraham @DarwinBondGraha]

Federal judge William Orrick said today that if Oakland maintains its police reforms through September, he’ll end OPD’s 23-year-old federal court oversight. That means full local control and no monitor.

https://t.co/VUdLQjvuXY

[David Gilbert @daithaigilbert]

EXCLUSIVE

A year ago, the Trump admin announced it was creating an Office or Remigration—named for a racist plan to expel immigrants, popularized by European far-right groups

It has since said nothing about it.

But @WIRED found out what it's doing...

https://t.co/LLbsP6eU5e

[Jose Fermoso @fermoso]

earthquake. got the detection notification like 3 seconds before feeling it.

[Jose Fermoso @fermoso]

@JeffreyDCash You should try making a friend or two.

[Jose Fermoso @fermoso]

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

[Jose Fermoso @fermoso]

Oakland's Rev. Bautista starts the process to sue the government for getting shot in the face with chemicals.

https://t.co/fUhNSaI5X0

[Jose Fermoso @fermoso]

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: https://t.co/t1ETBOmRFA

[Jose Fermoso @fermoso]

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

[Jose Fermoso @fermoso]

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.

https://t.co/H1eNdAEise

[Jose Fermoso @fermoso]

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

[Jose Fermoso @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: https://t.co/iFD7wSZes6

[Jose Fermoso @fermoso]

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

https://t.co/do4WekAl5x

[Darwin BondGraham @DarwinBondGraha]

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.

https://t.co/7nRi6OlnrJ

[Darwin BondGraham @DarwinBondGraha]

A day after ICE showed up near Hoover Elementary, Oakland parents felt nervous and defiant.

https://t.co/g6nNuMgkWJ

[Jose Fermoso @fermoso]

@JeffreyDCash @nat_orenstein 👍

[Jose Fermoso @fermoso]

@JeffreyDCash @nat_orenstein Send me the addresses for these at [email protected]. Also pls send me any communication you've had with the city about the removal of these cars.

[Jose Fermoso @fermoso]

@JeffreyDCash @Oakland Appreciate you reading our coverage!

[Jose Fermoso @fermoso]

@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 [email protected]. Thank you. -- JF