The event will run from 9:45 a.m. to 1:45 p.m. on Saturday, October 9. It will include time to hear from family members “who’ve been there”...
Congresswoman Lee and Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) successfully fought to include billions of dollars in the ARP and other COVID relief packages to increase equity in testing, tracing,...
The Madame X Academy is about sparking the imagination in kids because inspiration stimulates innovation. Building community also matters, because if they’re comfortable with who they...
Comcast RISE is part of a larger, national $100 million Diversity, Equity and Inclusion initiative that Comcast launched this summer.
The case settles claims of police brutality at a board meeting in October 2019, when parents and teachers protested the closure of Henry J. Kaiser Jr....
As a young boy he’d watched herder dogs subdue huge steers by biting their upper lips. At around age 10, he decided to do the same...
During the two-day meeting that concluded September 24, participants shared details of harrowing incidents that happened in California and across the country.
Across the state, the effects of climate change have decimated over 1.9 million acres of land, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection....
Grants for the Arts funding priorities the City’s commitment to economic recovery and community activation by supporting local parades and festivals
Up to 30 units will be available for households earning incomes between 30% of the Area Median Income (AMI) and 60% of the AMI, which translates...
Oakland city government declares war on the unemployed. An overstatement? Not really.
Youth from Marin City created a musical tribute to Black workers from the Marinship Shipyard called “The Marinovators - A Way Out of No Way.”
All is well enough in the state right now because Californians came out to vote on September 14.
The Alena Museum is a Black-led, 501(c) 3 non-profit that provides services in health and wellness through experience installations, Black sanctuary gardens, community space access, and...
Oakland poet James Cagney was 19 when he asked his mother “Are you really my mother?” Her answer changed his life forever. He learned he was...
Jerry Wayne Varnado, who passed away on Sept. 8, 2021, was a leader of the most successful and long-lasting student strike in the history of U.S....
Even as the pandemic has laid bare societal inequities that have long eroded the foundation of our democracy, political leaders in Washington and in state capitols...
Officially declaring gun violence a public health crisis within the City of Oakland, the resolution endorses the call from many community-based organizations for Alameda County’s Board...
A suspect was shot by an Oakland police officer early Wednesday and a police officer was also wounded before the suspect discarded his gun, barricaded himself...
A police reform bill calling for stricter standards on how law enforcement officers across the state use rubber bullets and tear gas for crowd control has...
The attendance at each build event has, accordingly, increased each week (there were over 60 volunteers at the previous event) with over 800 high-quality purifiers assembled...
Oakland A’s Support Launch of West Oakland-Based Business
During these times of economic hardship jobs are especially needed more than ever before. We must be more understanding and supportive to the task at hand...
The Oakland Unified School Board approved the COVID vaccine mandate at its Wednesday evening meeting on a 5 to 1 vote, though the details and a...
In addition, Congresswoman Lee is a co-sponsor of H.R. 3807, the Restaurant Revitalization Fund Replenishment Act, which will provide an additional $60 billion to support restaurants and other...