Mayor Libby Schaaf (left) listens as Councilmember Desley Brooks criticizes her administration for closing neighborhood career centers, speaking at the April 26, 2016 CED committee meeting....
Photo credit: Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images/SF Giants San Francisco, CA – The Los Angeles Dodgers took a dominant lead in the fourth scoring four runs while ...
This week’s Post Salon will discuss: “How Should the City Use Land That Belongs to the Public? -Sell it to developers? Use it stop gentrification? Use...
At a meeting this week with Oakland Unified School District (OUSD) Supt. Kyla Johnson-Trammell, parents and educators at Prescott Elementary School in West Oakland made clear...
By Reverend Damita Davis-Howard We’re in a development boom in Oakland. Cranes and bulldozers clang downtown, building luxury condos, offices, and hotels. More and more people huddle...
A town hall meeting Monday evening, organized by the East Oakland Congress of Neighborhoods, demanded that the City of Oakland make cleaning up the streets in flatland neighborhoods...
The Oakland Unified School District has rehired widely respected administrator Tim White as Deputy Chief of Facilities to oversee construction and renovation projects on numerous major...
Councilmember Desley Brooks continues to garner national attention for her work in helping found Oakland’s Cannabis Equity program. Brooks was invited to speak at Harvard’s Kennedy...
The Oakland Board of Education has approved the layoff of 55 classified workers – nonteaching employees – whose jobs will be eliminated at the end of...
Geoffrey Pete and Councilmember Lynette Gibson McElhaney. Photo by Ken Epstein. The Oakland City Council this week recognized Geoffrey Pete, owner of Geoffrey’s Inner Circle. as...
Schaaf denounces Brooks’ proposal to train Blacks and Latinos for city-funded construction projects Resorting to name calling, Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf has turned to the local media...
By Han Li To win San Francisco’s top government job, London Breed has the smart way is to utilize her relationships with the city. Born and...
Award-winning actor, director, producer and humanitarian Activist Danny Glover will speak Thursday, May 3, 7 p.m., at the Cathedral of the Christ of Light, 2121 Harrison...
Demnlus Johnson III. Photo by Joe L. Fisher. Demnlus Johnson III is running for Richmond City council to continue moving Richmond forward in a manner that...
Alameda County voters prefer criminal justice reform civil rights attorney to tough on crime district attorney Civil rights attorney Pamela Price is leading District Attorney Nancy...
By Greg Dill Did you know that one in three American adults is at risk for kidney disease? Major risk factors for kidney disease include diabetes,...
Former Warrior’s center and Community Ambassador Adonal Foyle spent the morning sharing the benefits of exercise and healthy eating at Garfield Elementary School in San Leandro...
By Chris Iglesias and Joe Brooks Let’s not play politics with our youth. The school to prison pipeline is a reality for many Black and Brown...
City Councilmember Desley Brooks speaks Tuesday in front of City Hall about her proposal for city funding of pre-apprenticeship job training programs. She asked city officials to “listen...
Hundreds of women convened at the San Francisco Marriott Marquis for the National Coalition of 100 Black Women’s Oakland Bay Area Chapter (NCBW-OBAC) 20th annual Madam...
NAACP National President Derrick Johnson will be a guest speaker at the NAACP-Oakland Branch’s 4th Annual Service Awards Gala on Thursday, April 19 at Scott’s Seafood in Jack...
LIFE ElderCare, in a new partnership with Lyft, has launched VIP Zip to provide transportation solutions for older adults. Unreliable transportation can leave seniors stuck at...
The Oakland Film Society hosted the 16th annual Oakland International Film Festival (OIFF) from April 3-7. The festival commemorated the 50th anniversary of the assassination of...
Andreas Nikitaras was born Feb.12, 1942 in Leros, Greece. He and his family came to America in 1950. His father, Nicolaos Nikitaras opened the Bank Club...
Gema Quetzal Cardenas Gema Quetzal Cardenas, 16, of Oakland, has been appointed to the California State Board of Education and is also serving as a student...
