The printed Weekly Edition of the Oakland Post: Week of February 5 - 11, 2025
The printed Weekly Edition of the Oakland Post: Week of January 29 - February 4, 2025
Food banks and grocery giveaways are a large part of the resources nonprofits in Oakland prioritize, particularly in areas like East and West Oakland where low-income...
The printed Weekly Edition of the Oakland Post: Week of January 22 - 28, 2025
The top priorities for New Oakland are to bring action and collaborative strategies to the prior commitments made by Jaylen Brown, Jason Kidd, Steph Curry and...
In a statement to the media, Interim Oakland Mayor Kevin Jenkins said, “I want to thank the Alameda County Board of Supervisors for prioritizing the health...
Traditionally, the ceremonies begin with putting a model of the Ark of the Covenant—called the Tabot—onto the priest’s head to represent Jesus becoming the Messiah the...
“Everyone has an opportunity to participate,” said Glenda Roberts, kinship support care program manager at CCYSB. “Our nonprofit organization and participants recognize how important it is...
After selecting final candidates from the 15 applications, the Board will publicly interview those chosen on Jan. 21.
Residents have been lamenting the destruction online. Ellen Seskin posted photos of the vandalism to the Facebook group, Everybody’s Richmond, on Jan. 12, saying she encountered...
Describing the FBI’s armed raid at dawn as excessive, Thao asserted her innocence then and said that she was never informed of what they were looking...
There are estimated to be more than 27.6 million people adults and children — subjected to human trafficking around the world, including in the United States,...
Congresswoman Simon was joined by her friends and family in the Vice President’s office at the United States Senate for the ceremony. “Since our time together...
The criminal complaint alleges that on or around March 21, 2024, Porter unlawfully entered eight different businesses with the intent to commit larceny in a Union...
When Lee arrived, I could only stand and stare. I’ve never seen her before, yet the moment my mentor, Mrs. Wanda, introduced me to her, that...
“The Port’s College Internship Program is designed to provide meaningful, hands-on experiences that help students grow both professionally and personally, while contributing to a dynamic organization...
“Make a career of humanity,” said King, who was assassinated in Memphis, Tenn., on April 4, 1968, when he had come to support a strike by...
The printed Weekly Edition of the Oakland Post: Week of January 15 - 21, 2025
“The hallmark of Congresswoman Lee’s career has been courage,” said Schaaf. “Our conversations have given me confidence that she will exercise that famous courage for Oakland...
The Coalition for Police Accountability (CPA) hears from Oakland residents that the Oakland Police Officers Association (OPOA) members misrepresent the policy. In October, police arrived during...
CHP’s involvement in Oakland policing over the past year has resulted in more than 1,400 arrests, representing 30% of the 4700 of the arrests made by the entire...
Interim Mayor Jenkins, Interim City Council President Gallo, and Interim District 2 City Councilmember Kaplan will all hold these roles until a special election is held...
The council selected Kevin Jenkins, who represents East Oakland in District 6, as the new council president and therefore interim mayor, succeeding former colleague Nikki Fortunato...
The Board of Supervisors is committed to closing the deal expeditiously, and County staff have worked tirelessly to move the deal forward on mutually agreeable terms....
The goal, according to Mayfield, is to “create a Black-serving institution in Oakland, which means that 50% or more of the student body would be African...