I sat down with Amy Palms, who makes signs for Neon Works in Oakland, to find out the lost art of neon.
--Stella Danielson

"Alameda County firefighter Charon Dawson had the opportunity to work with FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency) and fly out to the locations of impact, Houston and Florida, to help the victims of these powerful storms." - Danielle Griffith

"Education doesn’t seem to be about learning anymore, but about looking good on paper." -Naseem Alavi

I sat down with my mom, who works at a Psychiatric unit in Berkeley, and asked her about the effect that working in mental health has outside of work. -Bella Coles

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"I have an obsession with costumes. It started when I was six and liked dressing up as Marie Antoinette. It helped me learn about her by stepping into her skin." -Naseem Alavi

• • I HAD THE HONOR OF SITTING DOWN WITH OUR FEARLESS LEADER, HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPAL, MIKE OZ, AND INTERVIEWed HIM ABOUT HIS PERSONAL HISTORY, EXPERIENCE, AND OPINIONS ON OSA. -EMMA HARDISON
    
    
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"I sat down with Lee, my next door neighbor, who has lived in Oakland her entire life, and asked her what the city used to be like." -Naseem Alavi