By Judith Scherr Despite the Berkeley community’s solid and vocal opposition to a postal service plan to sell the historic downtown post office, postal officials announced Monday they intend to move forward with the sale. Opponents have until May 7 to appeal the decision. “It’s outrageous that the postal service would take this unilateral...

The Oakland Board of Education this week appointed Dr. Gary Yee as Acting Superintendent of the Oakland Unified School District (OUSD). The board made the decision at its meeting Wednesday to replace current Superintendent Tony Smith, who is moving to Chicago. Smith, who said he was leaving for family reasons, announced his resignation on...

By Ashley Chambers Business professional Anthony J. Reese recently graduated from the Keller School of Management of DeVry University receiving his Master of Business Administration (MBA) in accounting. For Reese, a real estate agent for the City of Oakland, striving for academic success holds a deeper meaning. Though he battled with dyslexia throughout high...

If he had lived, master drummer Babatunde Olatunji would have been 85 years old. To commemorate his memory, his fans and admirers hosted a monumental musical feast at the Ashkenaz nightclub last Saturday in Berkeley. Pictured in this Afro-Caribbean salute to Olatunji are (L to R):  Sikiru Adepoju, Val Serrant, Mohamed Kouyate, Karamba Diabate...