Leah Snow, our beautiful and sweet sister, had a kind spirit and a love for family. She was born July 20, 1957 in Cedartown, GA. Leah...
It was a full house on the last Friday in August in Oakland’s Laurel District where about 20 women of color had settled in for...
Sylverine Brooks, an Oakland educator, passed away on August 27, 2019. She was 75. Born in Nov. 27, 1943 in Hennings, Tenn., she was the daughter...
This story was originally published by the American Educational Research Association. Latino children are likely to enter elementary schools this year with fewer white peers than a generation...
Affordable housing, parks, illegal dumping, potholes are top priorities In an unusual unanimous vote, the Oakland City Council passed the Oakland Together budget that included $44.4...
Schedule of Major Events 11 am Doors open, ongoing activities include old fashioned field games, balloons, bubbles, jumpers and fun for kids, community information booths, a...
A recent report produced by the Fiscal Crisis Management and Assistance Team (FCMAT) reveals how under a recently passed state law, AB 1840, the Alameda County...
Nellie Allen Leighton, resident of Oakland from 1942- 2000, passed away peacefully on March 10, 2019, a mere two weeks after 300 family and friends flocked...
The Oakland City Council’s Life Enrichment Committee passed a resolution this week to name the unnamed road adjacent to the West side of the Fruitvale BART...
Alstom, the Mare Island based company and promoter of sustainable mobility, announced it had been awarded a three-year, $56.6 million on Dec. 4, 2018, by the...
The City of Hayward Community Services Division is seeking volunteers to participate in the upcoming biennial Point-in-Time Count of people living without homes in Hayward and...
Carolyn McKinstry, civil rights advocate and lifelong member of 16th Baptist Church in Birmingham, Ala., will deliver the keynote address at the 2019 Dr. Martin Luther...
After an extensive recruitment process that yielded over 80 applicants, City Manager Jeff Kay announced that Elizabeth D. Warmerdam has been appointed to serve as San...
Researcher demonstrate the importance of good head and neck alignment at work It’s a posture so common we almost don’t notice it anymore: someone sitting at...
Subject to legal challenges under the California Voting Rights Act, “at-large” elections in Vallejo have been challenged as discriminatory. In an attempt to examine whether transitioning...
Legal Services for Prisoners with Children (LSPC) is hosting a panel discussion and strategy session to build on recent victories in Florida and Louisiana—on felony disenfranchisement,...
Dr. Reuben Miller to speak on Jan. 15 at the Touro University California, located on 1557 Azuar Drive in Vallejo A special presentation, “Race, Punishment &...
Congresswoman Barbara Lee will present The Oakland Citizen Humanitarian Award to Ms. Tomika Perkins, Sunday, January 20, 2019 – 7:00-9:30 pm at “In the Name of...
Dr. Cannon was raised in Big Sandy, Texas, population of less than 600. Her first formal music lesson began when she was 10 and was transported...
The Women’s March Oakland 2019 will flood the streets with a wave of women and their allies from the East Bay and beyond, joining more than...
Latinos Are 40 percent of State’s Population but Grossly Underrepresented among Physicians While Latinos represent California’s largest ethnic group at nearly 40 percent of the population,...
Madam C.J. Walker, born Sarah Breedlove in 1867 to freed slaves in Delta, Louisiana, became the nation’s first self-made female millionaire and beauty pioneer after developing...
Parents, students and teachers from Roots International Academy at 66th Avenue and International Boulevard in East Oakland turned out for the Oakland Board of Education meeting...
The City of Vallejo Officially launched a City-wide grant program Dec. 25, 2018. As a result of several community group requests for infrastructure, services and activities...
