On July 12, the Oakland African American Chamber of Commerce (OAACC) and The Inclusivity Project hosted the Capital Summit featuring 19 panelists at the Trans Pacific...
Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price announced that Alameda resident Sarah Lynn New, 45, has been charged with three felony counts of Embezzlement in violation of...
West Oakland is now the proud location for the new 100% affordable housing complex for low-income families. The Black Panther Apartments gets its name from developer...
“Dr. Hare was part of the documentation of the vicious onslaught against a vulnerable but viable Black ego, Black mindset, and Black intellectual formation,” Dyson said....
Oakland has taken a big step towards securing funds that will save the city from major budget cuts by signing a term of agreement for the...
Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price this week announced that on June 28 the Alameda County Criminal Grand Jury issued a 10-count indictment against Radius Recycling...
District 4 Councilmember Janani Ramachandran formally announced her support for Iris Merriouns, Oakland City Council candidate for Oakland District 7. The seat is being vacated by...
The Interfaith Council of Alameda County (ICAC) is leading a concerted effort alongside city, state, and county officials to tackle the urgent issue of homelessness in...
I, along with many other organizations and individuals, are involved in a broad grassroots community coalition, “Respect Our Vote – No Recalls,” to oppose the recalls...
The Oakland City Council made a firm promise in January to provide resources to support Geoffrey’s Inner Circle and the Black Art Movement and Business District...
A new grassroots coalition has formed in response to what it calls a major conservative threat to voters’ rights in Oakland and Alameda County, bluntly calling...
Starting on August 1, the amount that landlords can increase the rent for tenants living in rent-controlled units in Oakland will change. For most tenants living...
Longtime community advocates Antwon Cloird and Rev. Andre Shumake, Sr. teamed up to distribute 75 backpacks to students at Nystrom Elementary School in Richmond on Saturday....
The Bay Area Rescue Mission is infusing fun into returning to school with its annual “Back to School Block Party” Saturday, Aug. 3 from 10 a.m....
A $72,000 grant from the Education Credit Management Corporation Foundation (ECMC) aims to remove barriers in the financial aid application process for West Contra Costa families...
National Night Out (NNO) is set to return to Richmond the evening of Tuesday, Aug. 6, and with it, a whole host of activities like “Kickoff”...
The American Business Women’s Association (ABWA) held its Annual Regional Recognition Conference at TPC Harding Park Golf Course in San Francisco on July 20. The event,...
One week after Gov. Gavin Newsom ordered cities to start clearing out homelessness encampments in their jurisdiction, San Francisco leaders and community members have voiced their...
When Bass arrived at LAX on Monday afternoon, she joined Angelenos and other well-wishers to celebrate the Olympic Flag’s official return to Los Angeles for the...
City leaders, developers and community partners celebrate the groundbreaking of a new senior affordable living facility in the Mission District of San Francisco.
“Regardless of where you stand on guns, there is no doubt that gun violence is a key contributor to disability, injury and of death for Americans,”...
Congresswoman Lee's roundtable united community leaders across her district and strengthened relationships while fostering collaborative solutions to their common challenges. Attendees were city leaders from Alameda,...
The Jollof Festival began its national run in Oakland on Saturday July 13. The festival was held outside at 1255 Seventh St., near the West Oakland...
Between January to July, the Healthy Streets team, a coordinated response department for homelessness, engaged with 2,961 people living on the streets, but less than a...
The printed Weekly Edition of the Oakland Post: Week of August 14 - 20, 2024