East Oakland ‘die-in’ focuses on health care cuts, support for California billionaire tax

by Tanay Gokhale, Bay City News May 26, 2026May 27, 2026

Nastasha Evans, a patient access nurse for Alameda Hospital, speaks at a demonstration against federal cuts to health care in East Oakland on Thursday, May 21, 2026. H.R. 1, also known as the "One Big Beautiful Bill" is expected to cut around $1 trillion in health care funding, and 2 million Californians could lose Medi-Cal coverage as a result of this legislation. (Tanay Gokhale/Bay City News)

Around 80 people participated in a symbolic “die-in” in East Oakland recently to protest federal funding cuts to health care.

Hundreds gathered for the demonstration this past Thursday, which was led by a coalition of health care workers and activist organizations who called for a billionaire tax on the November 2026 statewide ballot to fund the state’s health care sector.

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