Today, Congresswoman Barbara Lee (D-CA) announced Alameda-based Institute for Women in Trades, Technology and Science (IWITTS) will receive a $899,841grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF)...
By Scott McLemee, Inside Higher Ed The United States has the highest incarceration rate of any country in the world. It has come down a sliver...
To address the significant number of cell phone robberies occurring in the City of Oakland, Councilmember Lynette Gibson McElhaney introduced an ordinance to ban Automated Purchasing...
Councilmember Noel Gallo, who represents the Fruitvale District, is seeking to promote a alliance between Oakland and San Francisco to pressure the federal government and involve...
Some new and diverse businesses are coming to Oakland to create jobs and strengthen our economy. First up Sears sold the former Capwell building at 20th...
A new poll conducted by the Oakland-based EMC Research shows Assembly candidate Tony Thurmond ahead of Elizabeth Echols in the Assembly District 15 race. Meanwhile, Oakland...
Former Heavyweight Champion Mike Tyson will bring his acclaimed one-man show, “MIKE TYSON: UNDISPUTED TRUTH” to Stockton at the Bob Hope Theatre on October 2nd. Tickets...
The family of Jerome Jabari Grayson, who has cancer, is seeking financial support from the community in their time of financial crisis. The Grayson family is...
While my desire to be a lawyer was a mere dream, it became real on the day that my family and I lost my childhood home.
Long time Hunter’s Point resident Delores Hearring celebrated her 100th birthday on July 11th. Born 1914 in Jacksonville, Alabama, Delores was raised in the rural county...
By Anthony Lazarus, SFSU News A faculty member for the Department of Cinema is landing on SF State’s campus just as she nabs a new accolade:...
San Leandro’s Recreation & Human Services Department will host a variety of fun recreational programs and activities throughout the summer. Upcoming highlights include Family Movie Nights,...
By Barry Bergman, UC Berkeley News Just after 10:18 p.m. on July 17, 1944, UC Berkeley seismographs measured what looked like a 3.4-magnitude earthquake. Far from...
The history books you had in school last year almost put you to sleep. They were filled with dates and stats, dead people, lost battles, and...
Mayor Edwin M. Lee and all 11 members of the Board of Supervisors voted to send end to a Charter Amendment to the November ballot to...
Community members continue to express anger and frustration toward the Oakland City Council as it moves forward with plans to put several measures on the November...
San Francisco became the first major city in the U.S. to ban the sale of plastic water bottles on public property this week, taking the lead...
The San Francisco Chapter of the National Council of Negro Women (NCNW) San recently held its 35th Annual Christian Women of the Year Luncheon and Awards...
The Alameda County Board of Education (ACBOE) celebrates the appointment of Marlon McWilson as President and Aisha Knowles as Vice President for 2014-2015. ACBOE also congratulates...
The Inaugural OAL Elite Football Camp kicked off its 2-day event this week at Laney College where, for the first time, over 100 students from all...
By Louise Chu, UCSF News Depression. Anxiety Disorders. Addiction. They’re some of the most common conditions affecting people’s health, and for millions with the most severe...
Bro. Samuel Pounds will be the guest speaker at a Revival/Gospel meeting. “United We Stand, Divided We Fall,” Sunday, July 13 – Friday, July 18 at...
Oakland, CA – All it took was one inning for the A’s offense to dominate. Madison Bumgarner tossed only two scoreless innings before unraveling in the...
In July of 1944, the largest explosion on the mainland of the United States jolted the Bay Area, instantly killing 320 sailors, the majority of whom...
By Kate Abbey-Lambertz, Huffington Post Detroit’s been shutting off water to customers who reportedly can’t afford to pay their bills, and United Nations experts said Wednesday...
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