Patricia Marie Jones, 71

  Family and friends are mourning the death of Patricia Marie Jones, who passed away suddenly on Aug.5.   Pat was a retired public administrator with...

Renovated Opera House Pumps New Life into Bay View

Officials and community members from around San Francisco were on hand at Third and Oakdale streets, to celebrate the ribbon cutting of the Bay View Opera...

Diversity in California State Senate Matters

Forty Members currently serve in the California State Senate, and only two Senators are African-American. Both African-American State Senators are from Southern California.   The question...

OP-ED: Teacher Responds to Congressman’s Denial of Non-European Accomplishments

  By Mshinda Nyofu   U.S. Congressman Steven A. King (R-IA), speaking recently on MSNBC segment, disparaged the historic contributions of non-Europeans.   He said: “I’d...

Oakland, CA – Amid controversy in the clubhouse, the A’s prevailed to snap a three-game losing streak.   Oakland scored five runs in one frame to...

Warriors dedicate Willie Brown Basketball Court

  A large group of kids could be seen congregating on the edge of the basketball court at the new Willie Brown Middle School in the...

SF State Offers Theater Scholarships for Students Transferring from Laney College

By Mary Kenny, SFSU News   A bequest from retired television writer and producer Toni Weingarten will provide scholarships for first-generation, educationally and economically disadvantaged students...

Key to Effectively Treating Mental Illness: Eliminate the Stigma

By Mike Billings, UCSF News   In the 1940s, it was cancer.   In the ’80s, it was HIV.   Today, the condition that’s battling pervasive...

Book Review- “Writings on the Wall: Searching for a New Equality”

The fix won’t be quick.   It never is. There’s no magic wand to change the things that have been on your mind lately: social issues,...

Giants Fall Out Of First Place In Loss To Mets

San Francisco, CA – It was an evening of ups and downs. Jeff Samardzija was off to one of the best starts of his career. But...

Op-Ed: Soda Tax Would Hurt Low-Income Families

(Bernie Sanders wrote this guest column in opposition to the sugar tax that was recently passed by Philadelphia’s city council.)   I applaud Philadelphia Mayor Jim...

Oakland PIC’s Safeway Job Fair Hires 148 People for New Grocery Store

More than 100 job applicants received job offers on Wednesday, Aug. 17 at the Oakland Private Industry Council’s second Safeway Job Fair.   Recruiters conducted interviews,...

Azariah Cole-Shephard, 2016 Youth Poet Laureate, Captures the Spotlight

When 18-year-old Azariah Cole-Shephard speaks, people listen.   That’s because Oakland’s newly awarded 2016 Youth Poet Laureate doesn’t just have something to say – she has...

Hundreds Attend Oakland Medical Cannabis Mixer for Drug War Victims

The City of Oakland held a medical cannabis mixer on Sunday, to allow Oaklanders interested in medical cannabis permits and who satisfy the equity program criteria...

Small Market Owners Oppose Council-Backed “Grocery Tax”

Oakland grocers and small businesses held a press conference this week and submitted an open letter to Oakland City Council members, saying that they are misleading...

Incumbents Run for Four Seats on Oakland School Board

Incumbents will be facing newcomers for four seats on the seven-member Oakland Board of Education that will be on the November ballot.   Great Oakland (GO)...

Oakland City Council Campaigns Ready to Go Live

Ending months of rumors about possible contenders, the Oakland City Clerk this week published the list of candidates who have filed to run in November for...

Mayor Schaaf Accused of Promoting Acting Police Chief Without Notifying Public

Concerns are being raised that Mayor Libby Schaaf has promoted Oakland Police Department (OPD) Acting Assistant Chief David Downing to a position as permanent Assistant Police...

Greenlining Hosts Community Forum: “Reclaim and Rebuild Our City”

In a city that continues to cope with high rates of pollution and poverty, Fathers & Families of San Joaquin and the Greenlining Institute have joined...

Giants Find Their Offense In Win Over Mets

San Francisco, CA – A grand slam, five runs in one inning capped off by Madison Bumgarner and Jacob deGrom pitched the worst game of his...

Barbeque Cook Off & Music Fest

  Organizers announced the return of the Bay Area Barbeque Cook Off & Music Festival (www.BayAreaBarbequecookoff.com), a three-day, outdoor food paradise on the beautiful grounds of...

Summer Myth-Busters Tackle UC Berkeley Tall Tales

By Gretchen Kell, UC Berkeley News   Is a dog named Igor buried on campus? Does the Bancroft Library contain a book bound in human skin?...

Ashley Walker Receives CSU Trustees’ Award for Outstanding Achievement

  Cal State East Bay graduate student Ashley Walker believes music education is vital to all students, and thanks to a recent scholarship from the California...

Ultra Light Rail Transit is Disruptive Technology

Special to the Post   The politics of CyberTran International’s Inc. (CTI) Ultra Light Rail Transit (ULRT) system is thick.   “We don’t have engineering problems,...

Giants Fall To 2nd Place In Loss To Pirates

San Francisco, CA – It’s a tough act to follow but the Giants fell to second place after 4-3 loss to Pirates. The Dodgers who were...