By Laura Wong Boxing, like other high-contact fighting sports, can get ugly. Confined to a ring no larger than 25 square feet, a fighter’s only escape...
On Monday afternoon, a three-alarm fire engulfed the building of Zion’s First Church of God of Christ on 1451 8th St in Oakland. Local residents and...
After a recent ruling by Alameda County Superior Court Judge Evelio Grillo, the construction of a new mega-crematorium in East Oakland, which could burn as many...
San Francisco, CA – Another crushing blow this week to both the Forty-Niners and the organization. After losing 27-7 to the Indianapolis Colts, San Francisco dropped...
Concerned housing activists are meeting with the city on how to revive a stalled community land trust designed to create hundreds of affordable houses in Oakland.
United by their words and experiences, Sistah’s with Ink (SWI) was founded last year to encourage women from around the world to share their gifts...
Oakland, CA – The best news of the night was that the Texas Rangers lost to the Kansas City Royals. The sellout crowd at O.Co erupted...
Bars. Concerts. Boutiques. Coffee Shops. First Fridays. Art galleries. Downtown Oakland is about more than corporate meetings and business suits meeting nowadays. It has become reflective...
Tenacious as ever, Oakland police accountability activists are seeking to regain momentum in their efforts to house all intake of complaints against Oakland Police Department officers...
As big rig trucks begin to park more and more on city streets, the need remains high for the parking spaces formerly provided by Oakland Maritime...
Oakland, CA – Bottom of the eighth, the game was tied 6-6. It was a back and fourth match-up all night. Then the man of the...
PG&E this week unveiled a new energy statement in Chinese at a community fair in the San Francisco’s Chinatown. Beginning this month, the utility’s Chinese-speaking customers...
It was just hours away from the big championship bout in Las Vegas this past weekend between Floyd Mayweather and Canelo Alvarez, as another champion, Oakland’s...
Quito, Ecuador – Richmond Mayor Gayle McLaughlin is in Ecuador this week to meet with President Rafael Correa to make common cause in their ongoing disputes...
Oakland will be receiving a $4.5 million grant from the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) to hire new police officers, Congresswoman Barbara Lee announced...
In his first regular season game, Charles Woodson received a warm welcome from the sellout crowd at the O.Co Coliseum. It was the Oakland Raiders first...
By Barbara Grady Stating it is already at work to revamp teacher evaluation processes along with several other changes, the Oakland Unified School District (OUSD) this...
By Mieasha Harris Continuing to make an impact on the lives of young women, Girls Inc. of West Contra Costa County (Girls Inc. WCCC) is set...
Bay Area labor statesman Leroy King attended this year’s Labor Day festivities at the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) Local 10 San Francisco union hall....
When the plane first touches down at the Liberia International Airport in Costa Rica, it’s hard not to notice the surrounding wildlife and intense landscape that...
An hour before the San Francisco 49ers were set to take the field against the Green Bay Packers in the opening home game of the 49ers...
A meeting on implementing restorative justice in Marin City will be held Monday Sept. 16, 6 p.m.- 7:30 p.m. at the Hannah Gallery, 170 Donahue St.,...
Federal Judge Thelton Henderson and federal Compliance Director Thomas Frazier surprised police accountability activists this week when they announced they have decided to place civilian complaint...
The UNCF’s (United Negro College Fund) “Empower Me” Tour will come to West County on Saturday, September 14th at Contra Costa College, 2600 Mission Bell Drive...
“We’re asking them to take [their truck], move it and park it somewhere else, ” John Monetta, City of Oakland The eviction notice served by the...
