By Jeffrey Norris, UC SF A new $11 million grant to Kaiser Permanente Northern California and UC San Francisco will support a research program aimed at...
Members of BART’s two largest unions overwhelming voted this week to give their leaders the authority to call a strike , while AC Transit workers are...
The City of San Leandro Recreation and Human ServicesDepartmentare partnering with the San Leandro Unified School District to offer a “Free Summer Lunch” program this year....
House Democratic Leader, Nancy Pelosi with M/G FredRoggero,USAF (Retired) (left) and Post’s Capitol editor Conway Jones (right) Photo by Jonathan A. Stivers. Jones interviewed Pelosi on...
The City of San Leandro Recreation & Human ServicesDepartmentis holding a Family Movie Night at Halcyon Park, 1245 147th Ave. on Wednesday, July 10. The movie...
The San Leandro Travel Troupe will hold a meeting todiscussgroup excursions for adults 50+. Discussions will include upcoming Bay Area day trips as well as worldwide...
Senate Republican Leader Bob Huff (R-Diamond Bar) visited San Francisco Monday to meet with the Governor of the Jiangsu Province, China, for the kickoff of a...
By Godfrey Lee The 49er Gatorade Junior Training Camp-Youth Football was held last Thursday, June 20, at the baseball field in Marin City.The 70 participants were...
Twenty-three-year-old BrandonReeves is a go-getter, an achiever, and an all around good guy. He graduated from Berkeley High in 2008, and although he was a member...
By Keir Simmons and Charlayne Hunter-Gault, NBC News [captionid=”attachment_26916″align=”alignleft” width=”300″] Nelson Mandela and President Barack Obama.[/caption] Nelson Mandela “opened his eyes” and smiled after being told...
By Terri Schlichenmeyer, The Bookworm Sez Have youheardabout…? Those are four words that are music to your ears. You hear them, and you lean in close...
Sydney Nycole Reeves, a 21 year old singer and songwriter from Berkeley has been working behind the scenes to build her brand in the Bay Area....
By Lee Hubbard The grand marshals at this year’s Pride parade will be a couple, Perry Lang and Ken Monteiro, the first African Americans to be...
Oakland, CA – At the mere age of forty this right-handedpitchergets better each time he takes the mound. Lasting eight frames in his outing tonight, you...
Oakland, CA – It was a short night for the startingpitcherswho found themselves watching their bullpen take over early. It’s been awhile since Bronson Arroyo allowed...
By Tasion Kwamilele The National African American Male Mentor Conference was held last weekend in Oakland at the Downtown Marriott, hosted by the National Our Kids...
This year’s 101st celebration at the Alameda County Fair in Pleasanton runs June 19 to July 7 featuring $1 admission and $1 rides on opening day....
Part 2 By Robert Arnold For husband and wife teamTanyaHolland and Phil Surkis, of B-Side BBQ located at 3303 San Pablo Ave. in Oakland, it was...
Congresswoman Barbara Lee, flanked by clergy leadersonMonday, defended the food stamp program against proposed congressional cuts. Front Row: Congresswoman Barbara Lee; Back row, from left to...
Congresswoman Barbara Lee (D-CA) has announced $814,488 in federal grants through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to NID Housing Counseling Agency (NID-HCA),...
By Ken A. Epstein A high profile lawsuit has reignited a long simmering dispute between Oakland Army Base small businessman Bill Aboudi and the Teamsters union.When...
Helen Brooks, who recently celebrated her 104th birthday, says her biggest joy has been family, watching her children grow up. Born on June 12, 1909 in...
By Ken A. Epstein Thanks to years of efforts by Councilmembers Larry Reid and Desley Brooks and outspoken community members, the City of Oakland has begun...
“City staff’s unprecedented take of funds is far beyond the guidelines that are set forth in Department of Labor standards” Agnes Ubalde replaced Bryan Parker as...
AIM passes but OUSD fails state audits The wait is almost over for parents, students and teachers at American Indian Model School (AIM), whose future hangs...