OaklandSeen was featured on national TV and radio program Democracy Now this morning to discuss social media’s role in building community in Oakland, in the aftermath of the Mehserle verdict and beyond. Publisher Aimee Allison was joined by Oakland hip-hop journalist “Davey D” and Cheryl Contee (aka “Jill Tubman”), co-founder of the political blog “Jack and Jill Politics.”

After our Mehserle verdict coverage demonstrated the power of innovative community reporting, OaklandSeen was invited to participate in Netroots Nation, and is proud to “represent” Oakland at this key national conference.

Who captured the audience’s imagination at the first Oakland Mayoral Forum? Here are a range of opinions.

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in the KPFA studios Aimee Allison interviews Carmen Rojas, program director of the Mitchell Kapor Foundation.

In case you missed it, here are some of our top stories and blogs for the week.

Oakland’s first mayoral forum on Thursday June 10, 2010 from 6-9 pm at the First Unitarian Church at 685 14th Street in downtown Oakland. Community members and media are invited to attend. The event will be videotaped and live-tweeted.

Mark your calendars for the first mayoral forum June 10, 2010.

Here’s a glimpse of the opening race of the Oakland Running Festival – for runners and spectators alike, it was clear that this race was about more than running around the lake; it was about Oakland pride.

A picture is worth a thousand words. And these say volumes about the beauty, energy and people behind OaklandSeen. And the power – candidates, elected officials and community leaders were out in full force at the OaklandSeen launch party. Who do you recognize from the crowd?

The time has come for Bus Rapid Transit in the East Bay and Oakland. This isn’t a demand, as much as a statement of fact.