When independent filmmaker Shirah Dedman moved from the San Fernando Valley to Oakland, she asked herself: What happened to all the black people in Oakland?, a...
The Silicon Valley Black Chamber of Commerce (SVBCC) promotes diversity and opportunity for African American and minority businesses. Local businessman Ron McPherson, who served as president...
A public banking forum is scheduled for Monday at City Hall The Oakland City Council this week passed a resolution authorizing a public bank feasibility study,...
Kleinfelder is seeking interested Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) subconsultants/subcontractors for portions of work for the Golden Gate Bridge Physical Suicide Deterrent System and Wind Retrofit Steel...
The California Black Chamber of Commerce is holding a luncheon “Fireside Chat” with University of California President Janet Napolitano, moderated by Alice Huffman, president and CEO...
San Francisco´s Office of Economic and Workforce Development (OEWD) released its sixth annual report on the Mandatory Local Hiring Policy for Construction. The annual report, submitted...
Joan Story has been elected president of the Board of Port Commissioners for the Port of Oakland. The port’s seven-member governing body unanimously selected Ms. Story...
John Williams, a single father of 4 sons, was looking to move from Sacramento back to the Bay Area but he was worried about the rising...
Greenlining Institute President Orson Aguilar, who helped organize the “No Uber Oakland” campaign, made the following statement in reaction to the announcement that Travis Kalanick has...
The Greenlining Institute has announced its strong opposition to the nomination of former OneWest Bank CEO Joseph Otting to be Comptroller of the Currency. Greenlining noted...
Caption: Nancy Nadel speaks at Tuesday night City Council meeting, calling on the council to pass a 2017-2019 budget that prioritizes “housing the unhoused.” Photo by...
Caption: Chris Jackson, a member of Alliance of Californians for Community Empowerment (ACCE Action), was one of the speakers at a press conference Tuesday at...
“We don’t pay nonprofits in a timely fashion that serve our vulnerable communities,” said Desley Brooks The City Council’s Community and Economic Development (CED) committee is...
The Greenlining Institute brought its 24th annual Economic Summit to the organization’s new hometown of Oakland April 14. At a moment when communities of color are...
Photo credit: Meaghan M. Mitchell/Hoodline Sitting on the couch one night watching television, Richard Washington had an idea that would change his life. He was...
Oakland Acura has begun construction on a state-of- the-art car sales dealership and service facility that will employ 70 people on a site near the Oakland...
CalETIC4Me, a statewide outreach and education campaign to spread awareness of the the first-ever state Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) and help eligible families get...
The city went out of its way to acquire state-owned land to exclusively benefit the landlord’s company By Darwin Bond Graham, East Bay Express The...
A coalition of labor, economic justice, community-based, and civil liberties organizations are supporting lawmakers’ unveiling of details to reform California’s money bail system – a system...
The State Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH) has filed a lawsuit charging that Forever 21, Retail Inc. violated the state’s civil rights laws when...
The career center operated by the Oakland Private Industry (PIC) is hosting a number of hiring events in April for Bay Area job seekers. For over...
Enrollment is open for the Jacari Cook Construction Trades program, which begins April 11, at 10 a.m. at the Marin City Community Development Corporation (MCCDC). The...
MobilizeGreen, a nonprofit that seeks to help young people find careers in the green economy, held a job fair last Friday at Oakland City Hall, co-hosted...
By Green the Church Booker T. Washington (April 5, 1856-November 14, 1915) founded Tuskegee University in the state of Alabama on July 4, 1881. In the controversial “Atlanta Compromise” he called...
By Carroll Fife, Oakland Justice Coalition March 7 could be a record day for Oaklanders. That is the day that the Oakland Council will vote...
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