Family, friends and community members gathered Tuesday morning at the West Oakland BART station to protest the killing of 28-year-old Sahleem Tindle, who was allegedly unarmed and had...
The woman at the center of the explosive police sex scandal in 2016 has dropped her lawsuit against the City of Richmond, as of Jan. 17....
A gunshot was fired through the window of Post Publisher Paul Cobb’s home last Thursday evening at 9:25 p.m. Neither Cobb nor his wife Gay Plair...
Libertad Ayala, lead organizer for AFSCME Local 3299, delivers an emotional speech at a protest on UC Berkeley’s campus on Tuesday, February 6. Ayala joined with...
Students from Aspire Lionel Wilson Preparatory Academy in Oakland spoke at Tuesday evening’s Public Safety Committee, asking the city to uphold its Sanctuary City commitment. “We...
By Deja Osby Kassof When I was two and a half years old, I was placed in foster care, and at age four, I was adopted....
Caltrans is looking to hire more than 1,000 people for various positions regardless of their background. Alameda County Probation Department will partner with Caltrans to host...
Leslie Bell Harding stands beside Daryle Allums whose son Keith Harding (inset) was killed on April 9, 2013, while sitting on his front porch on 85th...
Author Norm Stamper, Measure LL organizer Rashidah Grinage, police expert Deacon Reginald Lyles and host Lakeshore Baptist Church Pastor Jim Hopkins at July 26 public forum:...
By Rashidah Grinage “If not for the court’s intervention, we have no confidence that correct discipline would have ever been imposed, criminal charges filed, or...
Following a hearing this week with Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf and other top city officials, U.S. District Judge Thelton Henderson issued a court order Wednesday requiring the City...
The Trump administration has launched an unprecedented rollback of civil rights and voting rights. Those who care about building a more perfect union face harsh headwinds....
Attorney General Xavier Becerra has released the 2016 edition of the California Department of Justice (DOJ) Hate Crime in California report. The report’s findings: Over the...
Alameda County Public Defender Brendon Woods hosted press conference Thursday announcing a coalition to oppose plans to hold all in-custody arraignments at the new Dublin courthouse...
The Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors voted 4-1 Tuesday to move forward with the planned expansion of the West County Detention Facility in Richmond, which involves moving...
The Oakland City Council voted this week to establish a Department of Violence Prevention (DVP) as hundreds of Oaklanders came to City Hall to support the...
The County of Marin first adopted a social host accountability ordinance in 2006 to help deter underage drinking, and now staff is proposing to add marijuana...
By Darwin BondGraham, East Bay Express At the end of a nine-hour meeting that went until 2 a.m. this morning, the Oakland City Council approved a...
For several years, UCLA history professor Kelly Lytle Hernández has reached into Los Angeles history, back before the city was even city or California was even...
Caption: The nonprofit Soccer Without Borders helped Cal State East Bay student Ravis Mubiangata adjust to life in the United States after immigrating from the Democratic...
By Simone Thelemaque, President – BWOPA Oakland/Berkeley Chapter This past month has felt very heavy, as I found myself deeply triggered by the violent attacks...
By Adriana Camarena Undaunted by the threat of rain, dozens marched and rallied on the anniversary of the death of Luis Gongorra-Pat, an immigrant worker...
Attorney General Jeff Sessions ordered Justice Department officials this week to review reform agreements with troubled police forces nationwide, saying it was necessary to ensure that...
Residents wanting to learn how they can reduce a felony conviction to a misdemeanor or have their misdemeanor and felony convictions expunged are invited to attend...
In order to help create opportunities for those directly impacted by the War on Drugs, Oakland Councilmember At-Large Rebecca Kaplan is hosting a community forum to inform...