Courtesy of CBS-LA Former Dodgers legend Fernando Valenzuela was appointed by President Obama to become a Presidential Ambassador for Citizenship and Naturalization, 34 years after...
By : Gillian B. White, The Atlantic Things haven’t been easy for renters over the past few years. Low vacancy rates—as more people move into...
By Ned MacKay Music, dance, storytelling and other aspects of Native American culture will be on display at the annual Gathering of the Ohlone Peoples,...
The Office of the Mayor Tom Butt, in conjunction with RichmondWORKS and Assemblymember Tony Thurmond, will be hosting a Jobs and Career Expo on 9:30 a.m....
Asha Wilkerson, Esq., president of The Wilkerson Law Office, will be one of the speakers training faith-based and other nonprofit leaders in the upcoming workshop, “Faiths,...
By Nikolas Zelinski The controversy over the safety of vaccinations has ramped up since the signing of SB277, which requires parents to vaccinate their children...
In the midst of a national conversation about police transparency and accountability, the American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California and the Law Offices of Amitai...
Oakland, CA – Sometimes even the best pitchers are nervous. In what was supposed to be the matchup of the year, turned out to be a...
By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Although it was not part of his formal program, Pope Francis took time after Sunday Mass to visit Cuba’s...
By Wade Woods and Joseph Bryant The highly successful CityBuild Academy construction training is currently recruiting low-income San Francisco residents for a new nine-week...
Oakland, CA – Tim Hudson said it best, “There’s no better story book ending.” In what could be the final game of their career, both Hudson...
Hundreds of community members attended Oakland City Council’s public hearing Monday on the health and safety impacts that exporting coal through the former Oakland Army Base...
This month’s Oakland Post Salon will discuss the struggle for jobs for Oakland residents: “Working in Oakland: How can we create jobs to support the...
Kyle Meng and Solomon Hsiang, UC Berkeley News The current buzz in cafes across California is that snow from this year’s big El Niño will...
A federal jury on Wednesday awarded $613,302 to Ms. Lawanna Preston, former Employee Relations Director of the City of Oakland, affirming her claim against the city...
As part of its celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, the Library of Congress today launched an online selection of recordings from its Archive of Hispanic Literature...
Courtesy of NPR and news reports Pope Francis, fresh from a historic speech before a joint meeting of Congress, had lunch with homeless and low-income...
City of Oakland staff joined with the nonprofit organization PolicyLink earlier this year to release an “action plan” that proposes a comprehensive set of laws, programs,...
The Oakland Coalition for Police Accountability is holding a community discussion, “After Federal Oversight of the Oakland Police Department Ends, What Then?” – which will take...
Inclusionary housing, a policy by which developers provide for the construction of affordable housing, can be used effectively to reduce economic segregation at a time of...
Longshore workers and marine clerks who have moved cargo at the Ports of Oakland and San Francisco since 1934 have rejected a developer’s plan to...
Thousands of poets, actors, and artists from the U.S., China, India, Europe and many other countries will be performing pieces on peace, sustainability and social...
Oakland, CA – They scored seven runs on home runs and that’s why they’re in first place of the American League West. The A’s lost 10-3...
The City of Oakland is facing a serious affordable housing crisis, with numerous residents being displaced from their homes. We have a hearing scheduled on...
Cuban President Raul Castro will travel to the U.S. to give a speech at the UN General Assembly on Monday, Sept. 28. The Cuban head...