Geoffrey Pete’s building at 410 14th St. is a Registered National Resource Building on the State of California Register as well as a contributing building to the...
Tidewater’s proposed development will harm Geoffrey’s Inner Circle through its very construction, in much the same way that another nearby Black business, Uncle Willie’s Original Bar-B-Que...
The printed Weekly Edition of the Oakland Post: Week of January 10 - 16, 2024
The recent tragic killing of Oakland Police Officer Tuan Le on Dec. 29, 2023, has deeply affected our communities as we ushered in the new year...
For more than two years, Glad Tidings Community Church Pastor Jeremiah Captain has been fighting a losing battle with illegal dumping. As soon as Captain and...
On Jan. 16, the Oakland City Council is scheduled to decide whether to greenlight a new up-market estate tower, despite overwhelming opposition in the Black community....
On Dec. 21, 2023, angels peacefully carried Eddie Rudolph Dillard away as he was awakened to eternal life from his home in Sacramento, California, after a...
Jade Amor-Shannan Johnson and Cerenity Bush stood under the bright winter sun on Dec. 16, 2023, proudly waiting to process into UC Berkeley’s Haas Pavilion and...
Seven people were arrested early Thursday morning at Berkeley's People's Park as fencing was put up in preparation for a controversial construction project to build housing...
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit has ruled against Berkeley's pioneering natural gas ban. In a majority decision filed Tuesday, the court said...
The printed Weekly Edition of the Oakland Post: Week of January 3 - 9, 2024
I remember March 1963 when I, a 2nd Lieutenant, USAF, reported to Travis AFB, Fairfield, California, to my first active duty flying assignment. I retired 30...
Clinic by the Bay (CBB), a volunteer-powered free health clinic for the working uninsured, hosted a tour of its new health care clinic in the fully...
DUI checkpoint locations are determined based on data showing incidents of impaired driving-related crashes. The primary purpose of DUI checkpoints is to promote public safety by...
Darian Sanders who stars as "Simba" in "The Lion King," is living a dream, a dream he never anticipated. Sixteen years as a pastor and praise...
One of the candidates was former Oakland Police Chief LeRonne Armstrong, who the mayor fired in February over mishandling and minimizing the importance of Internal Affairs investigations...
Beyond the runway, on Sundays Emelda opens her East Oakland home as a design studio and modeling training ground. With woodshop and home economics no longer...
The need for safe overnight parking is crucial and well-documented, according to Kaplan. In January 2022, the Point-In-Time Homeless Count and Survey revealed that there are more...
At stake for many people in Oakland, who spoke with the Post about what this vote could mean for the city’s future, is whether the culture...
The celebration will have music, food, spoken word, youth presentations, songs of inspiration, speakers and fellowship.
“Black Women in California have always had to be active participants in the labor market, but this report showcases the need for fair and just wages...
While beliefs about the nature and purpose of Kwanzaa differ, its birth has, over the years, resulted in broad appreciation and widespread observance of the seven-day...
The printed Weekly Edition of the Oakland Post: Week of December 27 - January 2, 2024
Several hundred people, including teachers, school staff, students, parents and community activists showed up at the Oakland Unified School District board meeting on Nov. 8, most...
The search for the next chief of Oakland’s police department may be nearing an end, as the Oakland Police Commission sent Mayor Sheng Thao a list...