Congresswoman Barbara Lee is opposing cuts to Social Security, called the chained CPI, that are included in the president’s 2014 budget proposal. The chained CPI is a cost index which helps to calculate the cost of living adjustments for benefit levels. The result is a lower measure of the impact of inflation on the...

Tal Kravitz (center, kneeling), Israeli musician, is surrounded by students of Oakland’s Hebrew Day School. He performed for children at the school to mark the celebration of the 65th anniversary of Israel’s Independence. This year, the Israeli Consulate decided that the best way to celebrate Israel’s Independence would be to embody the truth that...

Rowena Tatmon, of Oakland, (pictured with show host Drew Carey) recently won over $11,000 in cash and prizes on “The Price is Right” game show, which aired Friday, April 5. A business partner of IVM1 Entertainment, her prizes included a hammock, outside grill, and designer sunglasses. Photo by Blake Kerentan.

The Bay Area is invited to celebrate the 80th birthday of Dr. Nathan Hare, the father of Black Studies in the United States, Saturday, April 13, 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. at Geoffrey’s Inner Circle, 410 14th St. in Oakland. A sociologist and clinical psychologist, Dr. Hare, who was born on April 9, 1933,...