The South Berkeley Senior Center is celebrating Black History Month by showing documentaries Tuesdays in February at 10:30 a.m. Films include “The Drilling Fields” (1994) on...
By Carla Thomas “A Shadow In the Clouds -The Bessie Coleman Story,’’ written by Victor Lawhorn, is a play about an extraordinary woman pilot, which will...
Congresswoman Barbara Lee introduced the “Audit the Pentagon Act of 2013” last week for increased transparency and accountability in the defense budget. Lee said her legislation...
Boona cheema receive a commendation this week from the Alameda County Board of Supervisors to celebrate her 40 years as executive director of Building Opportunities for...
Black History Month has a special meaning this year, commemorating two landmarks of American history: the 150th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation and the 50th anniversary...
By Ken A. Epstein Part 2 City of Oakland officials are explaining how they lost $600,000 in federal job training money to provide training for laid...
Attorney General Kamala Harris this week filed a lawsuit against one of the nation’s major credit rating companies for inflating its ratings of structured finance investments,...
The Rosa Parks Forever Stamp went on sale at post offices and online at usps.com/stamps. “Rosa Parks was the epitome of courage. Her single act of...
By Ken A. Epstein The Oakland Police Department’s performance is “unacceptable” and shifting “from stagnation to decline” on several key federal court-ordered reforms – especially failing...
By: Malaika Bobino New Orleans, LA – It came down to the brilliance of John Harbaugh in the end. A once in a lifetime call secured...
By Jesse Brooks A national clergy-led capacity building faith initiative funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), collaborating with the Alameda County office...
Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) is accepting applications from students to receive PG&E Bright Minds scholarships, as well as scholarships from the utility’s Employee Resource...
Attorney General Kamala D. Harris has announced the arrest of three suspects who have been charged in a mortgage fraud scheme targeting struggling Northern California homeowners....
By Tanya Dennis A recent report released by the Urban Strategies Council shows that 42 percent of the 10,508 homes that went into foreclosure in Oakland...
Anyone interested in completing a bachelor’s degree or a master’s degree is invited to attend Holy Name University’s Information Night, 6 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 31...
WriterCoach Connection (WCC) volunteers this semester are beginning to coach ninth graders at Oakland School for the Arts, pairing trained community volunteers to students to coach...
AC Transit has received the highest environmental award in the state, the Governor’s Environmental and Economic Leadership Award, for the bus agency’s use of hydrogen fuel...
By Lee Hildebrand Ever since he began touring the Midwest at age 5 as “Little Rance Allen, the Boy Preacher,” the Monroe, Michigan-born vocalist has kept...
National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day will be held Feb. 7 to encourage African Americans to get educated, get tested, get involved and get treated. Even though...
Community members are invited to meet with Lt. Bruce Baker of the Marin County Sheriff’s Office and his staff to informally discuss community issues and concerns...
By Godfrey Lee The Marin County Human Rights Commission presented Marin Luther King, Jr. Awards to honor individuals who have actively helped in their communities, last...
The San Leandro Library will host Grammy award nominee and nationally renowned storyteller Diane Ferlatte at the Main Library 7 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 27, performing “Have...
The City of San Leandro has hired Deborah Acosta as the city’s first Chief Innovation Officer, who will be responsible for technology-based economic development and manage...
Academy Award-nominated actress Cicely Tyson will return to Broadway for the first time in 30 years to star in a revival of Horton Foote’s 1953 drama...
Creativity Explored is celebrating its 30th anniversary year with a solo exhibition of artist Vincent Jackson, one of the studio’s most prolific and longest-practicing artists who...
