East Bay Beat is a locally run online magazine dedicated to creating community. Our goal is to bring the East Bay closer together through events, entrepreneurship resources, local business, and housing resources. We focus on news about:

  • Alameda County
  • Contra Costa County
  • Solano County
  • and San Francisco

 

ABOUT THE FOUNDER

East Bay Beat launched in 2023 and was created by long time Oakland resident, Montana Gabrielle Hooks, an East Bay Realtor and a lover of all things community.

Montana was raised in Fremont, attended college in San Jose and has lived in Oakland for 10+ years. She knows the Bay Area very well, and enjoys sharing that knowledge with her community. In her free time, she enjoys rollerskating, bouldering, and live karaoke. Visit her website here.