Liam Pierce
@liampierce.bsky.social
Oakland native, journalist. EIC of Rockridge News. Formerly: EIC/ED of JRNOLA (journalism program for BIPOC/LGBTQ+ high schoolers), VICE, Times-Pic. Written: NYT, Glamour, etc
Sneak peek for the next issue: The Rockridge Improvement Club (an excellently named karaoke dive bar) just might be haunted:
November 9, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Sneak peek for the next issue: The Rockridge Improvement Club (an excellently named karaoke dive bar) just might be haunted:
It’s very fun to see this all in print and I can’t wait to learn more about the neighborhood and fold in members of the community.
November 9, 2025 at 9:55 PM
It’s very fun to see this all in print and I can’t wait to learn more about the neighborhood and fold in members of the community.
It was a nod to the past, the origins of the land. And I also visited the Oakland Tech High School journalism class, where I recruited students to write for the paper. A nod to the future.
November 9, 2025 at 9:53 PM
It was a nod to the past, the origins of the land. And I also visited the Oakland Tech High School journalism class, where I recruited students to write for the paper. A nod to the future.
I started my tenure by doing a deep dive on the Indigenous history of Rockridge — intentionally highlighting that the current, oft-debated land use issues that plague the neighborhood pertain to a land that belongs to the Ohlone.
November 9, 2025 at 9:52 PM
I started my tenure by doing a deep dive on the Indigenous history of Rockridge — intentionally highlighting that the current, oft-debated land use issues that plague the neighborhood pertain to a land that belongs to the Ohlone.
Compare to and Mamdani headline from the last six months…
November 8, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Compare to and Mamdani headline from the last six months…
Here’s the thing: checks and balances have always been an absolute farce
November 8, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Here’s the thing: checks and balances have always been an absolute farce
Apparently this is the price of my data being leaked
October 28, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Apparently this is the price of my data being leaked
Something nice about taking your old job as a gondolier is that sometimes 60-year-old bachelorette parties sing you “Gondolero” to the tune of “Bamboléo.” (Blurry, off-frame video due to me dancing.)
October 10, 2025 at 5:11 AM
Something nice about taking your old job as a gondolier is that sometimes 60-year-old bachelorette parties sing you “Gondolero” to the tune of “Bamboléo.” (Blurry, off-frame video due to me dancing.)
How not to write a headline
October 2, 2025 at 6:33 PM
How not to write a headline
I know this is gonna be something stupid-easy. But for now, it’s really testing my patience.
September 13, 2025 at 9:41 PM
I know this is gonna be something stupid-easy. But for now, it’s really testing my patience.
Back in my day, our monopolist robber barons were a little more subtle.
September 9, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Back in my day, our monopolist robber barons were a little more subtle.
Me reading your skeets
August 19, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Me reading your skeets
Had a pretty amazing night watching “In The Heights” at Woodminster Theater in the Oakland hills. Despite not being a musical guy nor a Lin Manuel-Miranda guy.
Didn’t hurt to be up in the VIP with the fire chief, district reps and mayor Barbara Lee.
Didn’t hurt to be up in the VIP with the fire chief, district reps and mayor Barbara Lee.
August 15, 2025 at 6:40 AM
Had a pretty amazing night watching “In The Heights” at Woodminster Theater in the Oakland hills. Despite not being a musical guy nor a Lin Manuel-Miranda guy.
Didn’t hurt to be up in the VIP with the fire chief, district reps and mayor Barbara Lee.
Didn’t hurt to be up in the VIP with the fire chief, district reps and mayor Barbara Lee.
Sale: Hawk Tuah shirt, never worn.
August 5, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Sale: Hawk Tuah shirt, never worn.
And this, fowlks, is how you dismount.
July 29, 2025 at 2:13 AM
And this, fowlks, is how you dismount.
Trump staff really into Seinfeld. Just saying.
July 16, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Trump staff really into Seinfeld. Just saying.
TikTok of the day today — maybe the month. Maybe forever.
July 11, 2025 at 2:13 AM
TikTok of the day today — maybe the month. Maybe forever.
This disingenuous BS. The doublespeak is unreal.
July 3, 2025 at 11:15 PM
This disingenuous BS. The doublespeak is unreal.
Breaking + clickbait. See the problem?
June 30, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Breaking + clickbait. See the problem?
This is so, so deeply pathetic, @nytimes.com
June 26, 2025 at 8:08 AM
This is so, so deeply pathetic, @nytimes.com
God forbid a girl have a hobby…
June 2, 2025 at 5:32 PM
God forbid a girl have a hobby…
So my uncle’s dog just got a makeover after going to a rescue org and would you believe me if I told you this is the ‘after’ photo?
May 23, 2025 at 5:10 AM
So my uncle’s dog just got a makeover after going to a rescue org and would you believe me if I told you this is the ‘after’ photo?