‘Occupy ICE’ protester Imri Rivas calls for the abolition of ICE at a July 3 press conference in front of San Francisco’s U.S. Citizen & Immigration...
From left to right – Ocie and Arthur Thompson of Thompson Funeral Home, Hs Lordship Owner John Tillichett and Dwayne “DVD” Davis. Hs Lordships, site of...
Warriors Sign 5-time NBA All-Star Demarcus “Boogie” Cousins. L to R – Warriors guard Stephen Curry, newly acquired center Demarcus Cousins and power forward Draymond Green celebrate...
Proposal offers a city-subsidized “incentive” for small landlords to displace tenants, says housing rights activist James Vann The Oakland City Council is scheduled Tuesday to decide on a...
By Larry White |Attorney Oakland’s City Council is poised to enact an enabling ordinance that would fill in the gaps in Measure LL, which created the Oakland...
Martin MacKerel (left) and Matthew Gerring protest the Oakland Oversized & Bulk Terminal in front of developer Phil Tagami’s Crocker Highlands home during a youth-led “zombie...
Ray Connell of Holland Partner Group presents a check for $100,000 to Art Shanks, of the Cypress Mandela Training Center, with Greg McConnell of the Oakland...
The Rules and Legislation Committee of the Oakland City Council was scheduled this week to hear a resolution proposed by Councilmember-at-Large Rebecca Kaplan urging the City...
National Night Out is an annual event designed to strengthen our community by encouraging neighborhoods to engage in stronger relationships with each other and with their...
The older students working on Negro Spirituals in their academic class at summer camp. L. to R. Elysa Pulliam, Morgan Pearson, Makayla Hegler, Jacquirah Smith, Zion...
By Cat Brooks At the U.S.-Mexico Border, thousands of children have been stolen from parents fleeing horrific conditions in their home countries – conditions that have...
By Kyla Johnson-Trammell As I wrap up my first year as superintendent, I am filled with resolve and optimism for the future. The collective efforts of...
Valeria Jean Reid, affectionately known as “Libby” to family and close friends, was born to the late Ollie and Emma Mae Reid on Sept. 11, 1929...
Same election tactic resulted in $2,500 fine last week for her former staffer, Peggy Moore Mayor Libby Schaaf may have recently committed the same state...
San Francisco African American Chamber of Commerce recently honored Rev. Cecil William of Glide Memorial Church in San Francisco. Janice Edwards, Mistress of Ceremonies, Dr. Brenda...
By Theopia Jackson, PhD Oakland has a long history of activism dedicated to the uplifting of Black communities. The city was the birthplace of the Black Panther...
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 Cheryl Poncini The month of June has long been recognized as Elder Abuse Awareness Month locally, nationally and internationally. This recognition is important because it...
On Thursday, May 31, a proposal to enact statewide eviction protections by Assemblymember Bob Bonta (D-Oakland) was defeated in the California Legislature. Legislators beholden to the...
Both teams pose for group photo after the game. Photographed by Brandon Aninipot The Jug Life Foundation recently hosted its Water for Life Charity Softball Game...
Diana Becton. Photo by Joe L. Fisher. By Pastor Alvin Bernstine It took nearly 168 years for Contra Costa County to elect a woman and a...
The ladies of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. brought their blue and white along with The Color Purple to MetWest High School in Oakland in May...
Donald Wayne Niskanen who was born on March 9, 1948, died on April 9 in Caldwell, Idaho at the home of his daughter, Robin Nolan. Niskanen served as...
By Community Leaders and Groups To Council Members, Mayor, City Staff, and Members of the Public:Three principles should prevail in upcoming discussions of public land: 1)...
Oakland mayoral candidate Cat Brooks addresses the crowd at the Lake Merritt amphitheater on Saturday, June 16, welcoming the community to a “people’s assembly” on housing....
