The Oakland Police Commission has selected the Byers Group as the consulting firm to conduct a search for a new police chief for the City of...
The City of Oakland has received a Regional Early Action Planning (REAP) 2.0 grant of $10 million to support housing, infrastructure, streetscape, and transit access for...
The California Black Women's Collective Empowerment Institute (CABWCEI) is launching a statewide effort called “Conversations for Black Women — Building an Economic Action Plan Tour” in...
After being sworn in as Speaker of the California Assembly last week, Assemblymember Robert Rivas (D-Hollister) appointed two members of the California Legislative Black Caucus (CLBC)...
California’s chief elected education officer, State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond, who is the first Afro Latino and second African American to hold the position,...
An ambitious wealth-building initiative will provide 800 Black residents of Minnesota, South Dakota and North Dakota with $50,000 grants over the next eight years to support...
The printed Weekly Edition of the Oakland Post: Week of July 12 - 18, 2023
Oakland Councilmember Rebecca Kaplan congratulates the Oakland Soul Soccer team for advancing to the playoffs in their first year playing in the city of Oakland. The...
Organized by the Interfaith Council of Alameda County (ICAC) and No Coal in Oakland, the rally will feature music, food, and speakers including residents, activists, and...
Last week, Gov. Gavin Newsom and the Legislature reached an agreement on a state budget totaling $310.8 billion for the 2023-24 fiscal year. It came into...
Photos are needed of all past board members, living or deceased, for the program. If you are a past board member or have any photographs of...
The California Assembly ushered in new leadership with the swearing in of Robert Rivas (D-Hollister) at the State Capitol in Sacramento on June 30. Rivas replaces...
The California Task Force to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African Americans delivered its final report to the California Legislature two days before the July...
The printed Weekly Edition of the Oakland Post: Week of July 5 - 11, 2023
On Tuesday, June 27, the Alameda County Board of Supervisors formally apologized for the County’s role in the seizure and destruction of the unincorporated area known...
Westside residents and small business owners rallied Tuesday in support of Mayor London Breed’s public safety budget proposal that is currently before the Board of Supervisors,...
On June 28 the Oakland City Council will vote on Mayor Sheng Thao and Councilmember Rebecca Kaplan’s resolution in support of Congressmember Barbara Lee’s “Moneyball Act”...
An investigation conducted by the Alameda County Civil Grand Jury has revealed that employees in the office of former District Attorney Nancy O’Malley, including prosecutors, may...
Judge William Haynes Stephens, known as Bill, died peacefully on May 17, 2023, at age 88. A trailblazer in many regards, he will be remembered as...
The fourth annual “Juneteenth In the Town” Jubilee was held on Friday, June 16, at For the Culture restaurant located at 710 Clay St., in Oakland....
The printed Weekly Edition of the Oakland Post: Week of June 28 - July 1, 2023
Mayor Sheng Thao and Councilmember Rebecca Kaplan announced their resolution in support of Congressmembers Barbara Lee and Mark Desaulnier’s “Moneyball Act” legislation that would require any...
U.S. Reps. Barbara Lee (D-CA), Diana DeGette (D-CO), and Judy Chu (D-CA) filed a “discharge petition” on Wednesday that could force Speaker Kevin McCarthy to hold...
On June 21, Mayor London Breed announced progress from the City’s multiagency initiative to address open-air drug markets made up of local, state, and federal public...
The San Francisco African American Chamber of Commerce (SFAACC) celebrated 2023 Juneteenth on June 15 at the Presidio Officers’ Club, San Francisco. SFAACC Chairman Frederick Jordan...