Taylor Memorial United Methodist Church hosted a holiday Thanksgiving meal and giveaway on 12th street between Adeline and Magnolia in West Oakland on a bright and...
The “Hip Hop Book Club Live,” hosted by Jahi and featuring special guest Chuck D, will be held Sat., Dec. 7, 2019, at Merritt College, 12500...
Russell Desmond received a letter a few weeks ago from the American Kidney Fund (AKF) that he said felt like “a smack on the face.” The...
The U.S. Census Bureau’s task of conducting a complete count of the homeless, the disenfranchised and the hard-to-reach population, which constantly relocates, has become a challenge...
Hundreds of East Bay residents gathered at Mosswood Park in Oakland around noon on Sat., Nov. 23, 2019, to participate in The March for Housing Now,...
The African American Tobacco Control Leadership Council and the San Francisco Public Library’s African American Center are presenting the exhibition “Same Game, Different Smokers” beginning Saturday...
Courtesy of Bay Area Church News Oakland will host its much-loved Thanksgiving Dinner for the underserved on Tues., Nov. 26, 2019, at the Downtown Oakland City...
Let’s set the record straight. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has authorized the shipment of millions of tons of coal throughout the Bay Area for years....
Mayor Libby Schaaf directed the city administration to make “inappropriate contributions” to her favored nonprofit organization, The Oakland Promise, bypassing the Oakland Municipal code and paying...
The Community Democracy Project (CDP) is in the final stages of a signature gathering drive to place an amendment on next year’s ballot that, if approved,...
Where have the city’s funds for affordable housing gone? That’s a question City Council President Rebecca Kaplan and council members want to answer as they look...
On Monday, Nov. 18, the celebration of a life well-lived was hosted at the Chase Center in San Francisco for the final goodbye to the beloved...
Jerry Amos Smith, a resident of Marin, passed away on Oct. 5, 2019. Smith’s memorial service was held on Nov. 16, 2019, at the Peoples Inter-Cities...
A Christmas concert, “A Celebration of Joy for the World” will honor the 300th anniversary of the 1719 carol “Joy to the World,” which celebrates God’s...
The right to vote is fundamental to any democracy. Protecting that right — and making it easier to exercise it — ought to be a priority...
Living Jazz is an Oakland-based jazz music organization that has been committed to transforming lives through music since 1984. Through education and performance programs that focus...
If your child needs somewhere to go or something to do during the days before the Thanksgiving holiday, the Oakland Parks and Recreation Dept. is offering...
Hayward Thanksgiving Dinner: 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., Salvation Army Hayward Corps, 430 A St. Annual Thanksgiving Meal. A kids’ corner for the children. All welcome. For more...
Domestic violence is a social epidemic and continues to plague communities and families. This year, A Safe Place, the only domestic violence crisis shelter in Oakland,...
Bay Area residents and public and private organizations are gearing up for the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday with one special venue that is going ‘all-out,’ extending outreach...
In ongoing protest, parents and teachers, including members of the Oakland Not for Sale (ONFS) coalition, shut down the school board meeting Wednesday, Nov. 14 . ...
The Oakland teachers’ union, the Oakland Education Association (OEA) , is calling on Oakland Unified School District (OUSD) Supt. Kyla Johnson-Trammell “to immediately reverse decisions” that...
As states and communities rush to ban the sale of flavored tobacco products linked to vaping, Carol McGruder races from town to town, urging officials to...
Just 24 hours after sitting on a panel in front of 5,000 Black techies at the annual AfroTech gathering at the Oakland Convention Center, Bernard Tyson,...
The Marin County Vietnamese Community hosted their 6th Annual Love and Caring Luncheon on Fri. Nov. 8, 2019, at the St Vincent de Paul Society dining...