The Oakland Athletic League (OAL) has a history of grooming phenomenal athletes such as NBA Hall of Famer Gary Payton, MLB Hall of Famer Rickey Henderson,...
On Wednesday, Congresswoman Barbara Lee released this statement upon the passing of Civil Rights Leader Dorothy Cotton: “I am deeply saddened by the loss of civil...
By Manny Otiko |California Black Media London Breed, president of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, has been declared the winner in the race for San...
Stephen Curry steps down from his float to greet over a million screaming fans. Photo by Brandon Aninipot. The Golden State Warriors brought Oakland it’s third...
City Councilmember-at-Large Rebecca Kaplan, one of Oakland’s most popular progressive political leaders, ended months of speculation about whether she would jump into the mayoral race when...
By Desley Brooks | District 6 Council- member In Part I of this article, Councilmember Brooks wrote that “The Council, Mayor and Administration have once again...
Clarissa Doutherd Parent leader Clarissa Doutherd kicked off her campaign Sunday for District 4 representative on the Oakland Board of Education, speaking to a large gathering...
NBA Cares collaborators pose with several players on the Golden State Warriors at the San Leandro Boys and Girls Club. Photo by Carla Thomas. History was...
(Left to right) Dr. Lynne Morrow, Kevin Fisher-Paulson, Victor Floyd, Larry Chung, Kristin Clayton-Knesevic, Rick Harrell and Todd Butillo. Photo by Lisa Bottom By Lisa Bottom and...
Oakland Post reporter and contributing editor Ken Epstein has received the 2018 John Swett Award for Media Excellence for reporting on education issues, an annual statewide...
Katrina Marsh has been named Acting Executive Director of Oakland Parents Together (OPT). She replaces Henry Hitz, who is retiring at the end of June. Marsh’s...
Leila Mottley, 16, a student at Oakland School of the Arts, has been chosen as Oakland’s 2018 youth poet laureate. Serving until recently as the 2017...
Vote tallies in the June 5 election are not yet final, but the results of most races are clear. Mark Leno holds a slight lead over...
The City Council’s Community and Economic Development (CED) Committee will hear a community-initiated proposal for a Moratorium on Public Land Sales at the committee’s next meeting, Tuesday,...
By Desley Brooks | District 6 City Councilmember Oakland is part of two metropolitan areas—San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward and San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara—that currently rank as places with the best...
By Cat Brooks Last week, I was in Sacramento with a statewide coalition lobbying for SB1421 and AB931. AB931 would dramatically change the legal standard law...
Oakland City Administrator Sabrina Landreth has hired Maraskeshia Smith as her new Assistant City Administrator. Smith has more than 18 years of government experience with an...
24-year-old Miriam Yarde at the Oakland Davita Dialysis Center. Yarde needs a kidney and spends four hours, three times a week connected to the dialysis machine...
Left to Right: Regina Jackson (EOYDC President), Reverend Jesse Jackson, Rosalind Hudnell (President of the Intel Foundation), Janice Mathis (President of National Council of Negro Women)...
As the Oakland’s mayoral races take off, City Councilmember-at-Large Rebecca Kaplan will address the question, “What’s Next Oakland?” at a reception on Thursday, June 7, 5 p.m....
San Francisco, CA – One game and a half games out of first place in the National League West, is a good way to welcome back...
There’s been a lot of attention paid to the district attorney race in Alameda County this June. It’s great to see. We are fortunate to have...
A record setting night in Oakland came by way of Stephen Curry. Both he and and Klay Thompson set records for their three-point performances. However, it...
From left to right: Kenny Daniel, Marvin Webb, Benny Barnes, and Robert “Spider” Gaines. Photos by Joe L. Fisher. The Hall of Fame Dinner and Reunion...
Members of East Oakland Congress of Neighborhoods demand the city keep its promises to cleanup trash and illegal dumping. Photos by Ken Epstein. As the City Council examines a...
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