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Online News Association @journalists.org · 12/09/2025

WINNER! Knight Award for Public Service: El Timpano for their coverage of Oakland’s pervasive lead problem awards.journalists.org/entries/pois... #OJA25

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Poisoned pipes and painted walls: Oakland's pervasive lead problem - Online Journalism Awards

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El Tímpano @eltimpano.bsky.social · 29/12/2024

This past year, our team has witnessed Bay Area Latino and Mayan immigrants face mounting challenges with few resources. These photos from El Tímpano photojournalist @hiramaduran.bsky.social illustrate those challenges—but also the determination—of our community. www.eltimpano.org/reporting/ph...

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Our year in photos

El Tímpano photojournalist Hiram Alejandro Durán shares his favorite photos of 2024, images that illustrate the challenges—and the determination—of Bay Area Latino and Mayan immigrants.

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Jasmine Aguilera @jas-aguilera.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

The latest in @eltimpano.bsky.social's series on lead exposure in Oakland's immigrant neighborhoods. This one is by @cgaribay.bsky.social, about Oakland's promise to institute a Proactive Rental Inspection Program, and why, after many years, it still hasn't happened www.eltimpano.org/housing/maki...

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“Making a complaint can feel dangerous.” Oakland's slow moves on inspections puts the onus on tenants

Despite high rates of dilapidated housing and an ongoing lead crisis, a proactive approach to rental inspections still doesn't have a launch date.

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Heather Tirado Gilligan @heathergilligan.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

👋🏼Hi, we're El Tímpano—a civic media organization designed with and for Latino & Mayan immigrants in the Bay Area. Find us online at www.eltimpano.org and follow the newsroom at go.bsky.app/BE5718C for stories you won't see anywhere else.

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