San Francisco African American Chamber of Commerce recently honored Rev. Cecil William of Glide Memorial Church in San Francisco. Janice Edwards, Mistress of Ceremonies, Dr. Brenda...
The City Council’s Community and Economic Development (CED) Committee will hear a community-initiated proposal for a Moratorium on Public Land Sales at the committee’s next meeting, Tuesday,...
Oakland mayoral candidate Cat Brooks addresses the crowd at the Lake Merritt amphitheater on Saturday, June 16, welcoming the community to a “people’s assembly” on housing....
The debate at the City Council meeting went on for hours into the night, deciding the fate of the Oakland Police Commission. Would it be allowed...
From left to right: Gregory C. Garrett, Chief Policy and External Affairs Officer, Alameda Health Consortium; OUSD Board of Education Director Shanthi Gonzales, District 6; Alameda...
Mack students after graduation ceremony from left to right: Gianna Smith, Princess Byrd, Najee McDonald, Albert Mitchell, D’shun Rodgers, Gary’ontae Smith. Photo by Dione Green @dion.green....
Project Beanstalk co-founders Glenn Ray Brooks and Isaiah Johnson presented their business idea to a host of panelist judges and advisers at the People’s Pitch Event...
The Oakland Athletic League (OAL) has a history of grooming phenomenal athletes such as NBA Hall of Famer Gary Payton, MLB Hall of Famer Rickey Henderson,...
By Manny Otiko |California Black Media London Breed, president of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, has been declared the winner in the race for San...
City Councilmember-at-Large Rebecca Kaplan, one of Oakland’s most popular progressive political leaders, ended months of speculation about whether she would jump into the mayoral race when...
NBA Cares collaborators pose with several players on the Golden State Warriors at the San Leandro Boys and Girls Club. Photo by Carla Thomas. History was...
Oakland Post reporter and contributing editor Ken Epstein has received the 2018 John Swett Award for Media Excellence for reporting on education issues, an annual statewide...
The City Council’s Community and Economic Development (CED) Committee will hear a community-initiated proposal for a Moratorium on Public Land Sales at the committee’s next meeting, Tuesday,...
By Cat Brooks Last week, I was in Sacramento with a statewide coalition lobbying for SB1421 and AB931. AB931 would dramatically change the legal standard law...
Oakland City Administrator Sabrina Landreth has hired Maraskeshia Smith as her new Assistant City Administrator. Smith has more than 18 years of government experience with an...
As the Oakland’s mayoral races take off, City Councilmember-at-Large Rebecca Kaplan will address the question, “What’s Next Oakland?” at a reception on Thursday, June 7, 5 p.m....
Members of East Oakland Congress of Neighborhoods demand the city keep its promises to cleanup trash and illegal dumping. Photos by Ken Epstein. As the City Council examines a...
Incumbent District Attorney Nancy O’Malley (right) answers a question from Oakland Community Organizations (OCO) along with her opponent, Pamela Price (left), at a townhall forum at...
As part of the budget adopted 11 months ago, the Oakland City Council directed $2.2 million in state funding to anti-displacement and homeless prevention services – particularly...
One of the many protests against the coal terminalheld at the offices of developer Phil Tagami. City leaders are pledging to continue to fight for “No...
The California Senate recently passed Senate Bill 1393, the Fair and Just Sentencing Reform Act, which reinstates judicial discretion to the application of the five-year sentence...
By Mario Juarez In March, 2018, a group of advocates leading the efforts to reform the Probate Court system met with District Attorney Nancy E. O’Malley. ...
A recent racist incident at Lake Merritt, where a white woman called police on African Americans who were barbecuing at Lake Merritt, sparked a protest to...
Oakland community groups are calling this week’s federal court ruling that the City of Oakland violated its contract with the developer a “temporary setback” as they...
Co-founder of activist group Eastlake United for Justice Mari Rose Taruc speaks at a press conference on the corner of E. 12th St. on May 9...
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