Oakland Pride held its in-person parade and festival Sunday, September 4, under sunny skies. The parade went about 30 minutes down Broadway and featured floats such as the one from Blue Shield, above. Schools were well represented, as were drag artists and others. Lesbian Oakland Vice Mayor and at-large City Councilmember Rebecca Kaplan rode her bike in the parade; she's running for Alameda County supervisor in November. Assemblymember Buffy Wicks (D-Oakland) participated in the parade, as did Alameda County district attorney candidate Pamela Price. Next up is Pridefest Oakland, a dance party and festival featuring headliner Big Freedia on Sunday, September 11. For more on that, see the Guest Opinion piece.
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