Carroll Fife, a longtime Oakland activist, speaks at a rally in support of proposition 10, the Affordable Housing Act, which would repeal the 1995 Costa-Hawkins Rental...
Photo by Noah Graham Oakland, CA – Sam Smith’s “Thrill Of It All Tour” made it’s way to Oracle Arena. Smith’s voice brings out an old...
Oakland, CA – September can often be a preview of the upcoming playoffs. The best time of baseball is right happening now. It’s a tight race...
From left to right: Kneeling – Tulady Lee, Brandon Whittle, Measar Whittle; Middle row: Unique Armstrong, Jacob Colbert, Elleya Lawson Tray Brown James Lions, Theodore Swartz;...
“The level of indifference (Mayor Schaaf) has shown to (homelessness) has been, until very recently, stunning,” says Pamela Drake in her blog. By Pamela Drake It’s...
Rebecca Kaplan addresses rally to protect the rights of immigrants with protected status along with Cat Brooks, Pamela Price, Said Karamooz and Pamela Drake. Oakland Councilmember-at-Large...
The Oakland Post contacted the Mayor’s Office Wednesday morning seeking comments on allegations that Mayor Libby Schaaf has been “indifferent” to Interfaith Council of Alameda County’s...
The Oakland Post is endorsing Clarissa Doutherd for Oakland Board of Education in District 4, a candidate who has the experience, energy and commitment to take...
A crowd watches and dances as MJ’s Brass Boppers performs at the Black-Eyed Pea Festival in 2016. Photo courtesy of Omnira Institute. “Laughin’ to keep from...
Local faith-based organizations have stepped up to help create a solution to the human rights crisis posed by the City’s failure so far to effectively respond...
(l to r) Mayoral candidates Libby Schaaf, Nancy Sidebotham, Cat Brooks and Saied Karamooz. Last Thursday evening, the first debate of the 2018 Oakland Mayor’s race...
From now until September 14th, families pursuing affordable homeownership are invited to submit pre-applications for brand new single-family homes in East Oakland. These homes are the...
Melissa Welch, MD, MPH, a Bay Area leader in managed care, long-term care, and cultural diversity, has been named Chief Medical Officer for Center for Elders’...
John S. McCain, a Naval aviator, prisoner of war in Vietnam, a Republican congressman and senator from Arizona, and a two-time contender for the presidency, died...
The City’s Housing and Community Development Department’s Rent Adjustment Program recently sent out a notice of a hearing for tenants at Uptown Apartments, commonly known as...
Award winning actress Terri Vaughn. Photo by Lee Hubbard Growing up in San Francisco’s Bay View Hunters Point in the 1980s and early 1990s, Terri Vaughn said...
Shomari Carter and R. Maurice Arnold. Photo by Brigitte Cook. The McClymonds High School Principal Jarod Scott and his staff welcomed the Mandela Hotels Project who...
Speaking at a press conference Tuesday calling on Gov. Jerry Brown to phase out fossil fuels are Berkeley Vice Mayor Cheryl Davila, Oakland Councilmember Dan Kalb, ...
School Board Candidate Anthony Wilson. Only a handful of candidates are running for the three Oakland Board of Education seats that will be on the November...
More than 100 students, families and staff members of Montclair Elementary School in Oakland came together Wednesday evening, Aug. 15, to honor a beloved music teacher...
A coalition of Ond students, educators, parents, unions, school board members and community groups caravaned to Sacramento to ask the State Board of Ed to reject...
Five school community leaders, who have been actively involved in school issues for years, joined representatives of the Oakland Post this week to interview candidates who...
Mayoral candidate Ken Houston introduces “Chip” to children at the Aug. 11 Health & Job Fair. Chip, the Bay Bridge Chicken, honorary member of the Oakland...
San Francisco, CA – Klay Thompson and his family, kicked off the first annual Golf Tournament hosted by the Thompson Family Foundation. The foundation’s mission is...
Oakland, CA – An overturned call in the ninth change the entire game. Pinch-runner Ramon Laureano scored on double play that was called out. After the...