The Bay Area Nutrition and Physical Activity Collaborative (BANPAC) honored twenty Bay Area organizations that have committed to adopting 100% healthy beverage policies. At the Rethink Your Drink Launch on Thursday, May 9 these organizations were honored for rising to the challenge of providing healthy beverage options for their clients, members, parishioners, and staff at [...]
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Attorney General Kamala Harris on Friday last week convened a Leadership Group of the state’s district attorneys to collectively develop smart and practical recommendations to reduce gun violence through enforcement of existing laws and prevention efforts. “Gun violence continues to be a distressing and persistent problem in the United States, but California is leading the [...]
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These health tips are presented by the Bay Area Media Mission-KDYA 1190AM, The Post News Group, and The Richmond Main Street Initiative (RMSI)-to help raise awareness and reduce the risks of breast cancer. Studies have shown that certain lifestyle changes can decrease the risks, such as: Breastfeeding-this may play a role in breast cancer prevention. [...]
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Olsen & Partners, CPA presented a surprise donation of $20,000 to Hope for Haiti: Education at St. Columba Catholic Church’s third annual “Haiti Cultural Celebration to provide scholarships to almost 100 impoverished children in Port-au-Prince, Haiti’s capital city. Hope for Haiti: Education was organized by the parishioners at St. Columba in 2010. The nonprofit program [...]
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More than 850 members of the YMCA of the East Bay and community participants celebrated Healthy Kids Day on April 27 participating in the ‘Move-A-Thon’ program with 5K runs, family classes and triathlons around the Bay Area. The program encourages children and families to participate in circuit exercise stations and record the number of repetitions [...]
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By Kia Croom Oakland native Adrian Marcel has established a growing fan base locally and nationally with the recent release of his EP debut Rafael Present’s 7 Days of Weak. Protégé to the legendary Rafael Saadiq, Marcel signed a record deal with El Seven Recordings/Universal Republic over a year ago and has since been living [...]
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The Museum of the African Diaspora (MoAD) recently announced that executive director Grace C. Stanislaus will resign effective June 28, 2013 to pursue new interests and opportunities. Stanislaus has been a driving force behind several exhibitions and programs. She helped to reinvigorate the museum’s individual and corporate giving programs and expanded the Diaspora Curriculum Project [...]
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The Salvation Army is giving away shopping sprees to qualified underprivileged children, ages 5 to 12. Children 4 years old will also be accepted with proof of acceptance into kindergarten. Shopping sprees will be given on August 10 where children will shop for new clothes at Target, receive backpacks and school supplies. To be eligible, [...]
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Congressman Jared Huffman (D-San Rafael) will be hosting town hall meetings on Social Security and Medicare in California’s Second Congressional District. He will discuss his efforts in Congress to protect America’s social safety net and answer questions from constituents. President of the National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare Max Richtman, Carroll L. Estes [...]
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In celebration of Fathers Day, Steve Knudsen of the Marin City Community Development Corp is organizing a Kickball Extravaganza on Saturday, June 15, from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. It will be held on the MLK Ball Field in Marin City. There will be free food and fun prizes. Children are welcome. For more information, [...]
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By Godfrey Lee Marin City had its first comedy show “Comedy Explosion” last Friday night, May 17. The audience enjoyed the show at the Manzanita Senior Center, organized by Eboni McKinley. Event Director for Adults and Young Adults for the Marin City Community Service District, McKinley says the show was a success as more than [...]
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City staff recently prepared a draft Economic Development Initiatives and Work Plan (Work Plan) which reflects ongoing and planned efforts to promote sustainable economic development and transform San Leandro into a center for innovation. City staff is seeking input from the community to shape the Work Plan. It was presented to City Council on May [...]
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The San Leandro Public Library and Ace Monster Toys are presenting a free Arduino Microcontroller Computer Programming Workshop on four Saturdays, starting June 1 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Arduino Microcontrollers are computers that can sense and control the physical world. In this hands-on, entry-level workshop, adults 18 and over will learn to program [...]
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Alameda County this week celebrated the opening of the new REACH Ashland Youth Center, a $23 million redevelopment project that will provide a wide variety of youth-oriented programs including job training, educational assistance, art and cultural programs, recreation, and health and wellness services. The REACH Ashland Youth Center – believed to be the largest facility [...]
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San Leandro Senior Community Center will hold its second Table Tennis tournament Friday, May 24, 11:30 a.m.- 3:30 p.m. at 13909 East 14th St. Seniors 50+ are invited to participate in the tournament. A $1 drop-in fee applies. This popular drop-in social program recently expanded its hours and now offers three sessions weekly: Mondays and [...]
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The Shahrzad Dance Company will present a free 45-minute program that includes Persian dance demonstrations, audience participation, a lecture and a Q & A session at the San Leandro Main Library, Thursday, June 27 from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. at 300 Estudillo Ave. The dance company is a non-profit organization founded by Shahrzad Khorsandi [...]
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The San Leandro Public Library and the Oakland-East Bay Gay Men’s Chorus kick-off and celebrate Lesbian Gay Bisexual and Transgender Pride Month with a concert and reception on Sunday, June 2 from 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the San Leandro Main Library, 300 Estudillo Ave. in San Leandro. The concert is free and no [...]
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By Monica Villavicencio, USF News The impulse to kick your leg when the doctor knocks your knee with a rubber mallet is involuntary; cheating on a chemistry exam is a choice… right? For years, University of San Francisco Professor of Philosophy Manuel Vargas has focused his research on such questions-the long-standing debate referred to by [...]
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“A family affair” was how Supervisor John Avalos of San Francisco’s District 11 described Dr. Annette Shelton and her grandson Donald Andrews as he presented them with the Small Business of the Year Award on May 14 at San Francisco City Hall. Each year, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors and Mayor recognize a local [...]
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By Jimmy Golen Associated Press Build a new stadium, host the Super Bowl to show it off. The NFL rewarded the San Francisco Bay Area on Tuesday with hosting rights for the 2016 championship game, slotting the 50th Super Bowl in the 49ers’ high-tech Santa Clara stadium scheduled to open next year. The league also [...]
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By Dawn Baumgartner Vaughan The Rev. Philip Cousin Jr., a longtime religious and political leader in Durham, North Carolina was appointed new pastor of Bethel A.M.E. Church in San Francisco. The African Methodist Episcopal Church moved Cousin from St. Joseph A.M.E. in Durham, where he has served since 1992, to the pulpit of Bethel A.M.E. [...]
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Khalil Adams, 12, is looking forward to attending the Leadership in Action Summit at Harvard University this summer through the People to People Ambassador Program. Under the vision of former President Dwight D. Eisenhower, People to People gives students the opportunity to travel across the world, experience different cultures, and be a part of history. [...]
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Congresswoman Barbara Lee placed language to provide more detailed reports on the claims backlog affecting veterans in the FY2014 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Bill. Lee’s language would also require the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to provide reports on the efforts of local regional offices to eliminate the backlog. “I am pleased that [...]
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By Post Staff The City of Richmond hosted a 13-member delegation from its Sister City Zhoushan, China last week, commemorating their 20th anniversary. The sister cities established a mutual agreement in 1993 and have collaborated on exchanges in the areas of culture, education, health and human services, and business. Zhoushan, a chain of over 1,390 [...]
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As a community member for more than 110 years, Chevron has been dedicated to supporting the economic development of the Richmond community. In helping to ensure people are well trained and can compete for well-paying career jobs, the company is sponsoring the Contra Costa County Office of Education’s Regional Occupational Program (ROP). The ROP offers [...]
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