The end of the Vietnam War is marked by the fall of Saigon on April 30, 1975. This year is the 40th anniversary of that day,...
The Hannah Gallery in Marin City honored the mothers and grandmothers in Marin City at the gallery’s third annual Mother’s Day Brunch Saturday, May 9. ...
The Black American Political Action Committee (BAPAC) honored five outstanding community members at the Eighth Annual “Judge George D. Carroll Community Service Awards Reception and Fundraiser”...
Students at Fremont High School learned the importance of money management from two men with ties to both the Bay Area and the Oakland Raiders. ...
Even though blues pioneer Bob Geddins wrote and produced numerous national hit records between 1948 and 1961 – by such blues and R&B artists as Lowell...
BRIDGE Housing and SparkPoint Contra Costa celebrated their new partnership this week with the rededication of Richmond City Center Apartments at 1000 MacDonald Ave. The...
A number of Oakland residents are waiting to see what the City Council will do next after protesters shut down the May 5 council meeting where...
Latino parent leaders have been fighting the Oakland Unified School District for the past five months to preserve the only three classes that offer instruction and...
News has spread of developer Phil Tagami’s action to negotiate a deal with four counties in Utah to ship coal to a new export terminal at...
By Barbara J. Thomson Despite BART board policy to contract with small local businesses, the Board of Directors at their April 9 meeting voted unanimously...
Two-thirds of the people who live in Oakland are not white and Oakland has a long history of struggle for racial justice. Yet the situation...
Oakland Unified School District (OUSD) celebrated a new partnership with Intel that will expand computer science and engineering offerings in the district and is designed to...
Oakland is internationally recognized for supporting humanitarian causes and opposing police brutality. The city continues to be on the forefront through hip hop artists who are...
Seeking to engage young people in a conversation about gun violence, its impacts and possible solutions, the Save Life Youth Summit will be held Saturday, May...
San Francisco’s eviction rate has increased by over 54 percent in the past five years and is currently at the highest rate within the last decade,...
San Leandro will host a town hall meeting Monday, May 11 from 7 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. for residents of City Council Districts 1, 2 and...
Port of Oakland Commercial Real Estate Director Pamela Kershaw and Chief Financial Officer Sara Lee have been selected as honorees for the 2015 Most Influential Women...
by Juan Haines, San Quentin News Managing Editor Malachi Dads is a faith-based Christian inmate self-help program that teaches inmates ways to interact and mend relations...
The Black American Political Action Committee’s (BAPAC) Eighth Annual “Judge George D. Carroll Community Service Awards Reception and Fundraiser” will be on Thursday, May 14, 5:30...
By Richard Wembe Johnson, Folsom Prison As we daily witness police officers from around the country committing undeniable acts of aggression, assault and murder against...
Congresswoman Barbara Lee recently welcomed Congresswoman Robin Kelly (D-Illinois), chair of the Congressional Black Caucus Health Braintrust, to the East Bay. Congresswomen Lee and Kelly, both...
Congresswoman Barbara Lee met this week with seniors at the West Oakland Senior Center in Oakland to hear their concerns and share with them the work...
By Troy Williams Prominent members of the African-American community gathered at Lake Chalet in Oakland on Saturday, April 25 to honor the lifetime achievements, teachings,...
Now that the Oakland Army Base development project is well underway, city developer and project manager Phil Tagami is working on a behind-the-scenes $53 million deal...
What better way to participate in National Bike Month in May than by getting on a bicycle and pedaling as part of the 21st annual Bay...