The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is readying a fraud prevention initiative that removes Social Security numbers from Medicare cards to help combat identity...
AC Transit has announced an increase in fares and passes starting July 1, which the transit agency says hasn’t been done since 2011. Fares not...
Almost all the housing that is being built in Oakland is at high-end market rates, and nothing is under construction for those who are moderate-,...
Wealth and Disparities Members of Justice for Mario Woods speak with a press officer in the California State Capitol Monday.(L to R): Denise Friday, Dionne Smith,...
The City Council’s Life Enrichment Committee this week passed a motion calling for immediate relief to Oakland’s homeless crisis. The motion, proposed by Councilmember Rebecca...
Barbara Lee released statement this week, saying that President Trump’s proposed FY2018 federal budget “is, at its heart, a moral document.” “It puts on paper the...
The All-African People’s Revolutionary party is hosting African Liberation Day 2017, 11 a.m. 5:30 p.m. Saturday, May 27 at Tassafaronga Center 975-85th Ave. in Oakland. The...
The San Francisco Black Infant Health Program (SFBIHP) is hosting a dance and fundraiser, “The Joy of Our Babies,” in recognition of scores of new lives...
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: West Oakland fire survivor sign up at Greater St. Paul Missionary Baptist to receive donation from the community raised by the Oakland San Pablo Fire...
“The American people deserve to know if President Trump tried to quash the FBI investigation into his campaign’s alleged collusion with the Russians. If true,...
By Pauline Bartolone, Kaiser Health News State Sen. Mike McGuire (D-Healdsburg), who authored the bill, said that when drugmakers woo physicians with meals and other enticements...
Shown (L to R): Assemblyman Tony Thurmond, Assemblyman Rob Bonta and Oakland Education Association President Trish Gorham. Lawmakers, parents, educators, students, and community organizations joined...
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...
Calling for a new “Department of Violence Prevention (DVP),” City Councilmember Lynette Gibson blasted Mayor Libby Schaaf”s budget for proposing millions in additional spending on enforcement...
Congresswoman Barbara Lee released after President Trump fired FBI Director James Comey saying g the president’s action an “abuse of power (that) signals a full-blown...
It’s the middle of the day at the Audrey B Boutique in downtown Oakland at 1415 Webster St. Audrey Baptiste sits in her chair in the...
Caption: Authors of the Soda Tax Measure HH were Oakland City Councilmembers Rebecca Kaplan, Desley Brooks and Annie Campbell Washington. In a presentation at this...
By Manny Otiko | California Black Media The city of San Francisco has announced a new ordinance last week that cracks down on tobacco sales. The...
A tent fire that broke out Monday night at a regulated campground at 35th & Magnolia streets destroyed 12 tents. The cause of the fire...
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...
Sorors of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.’s Alpha Nu Omega Chapter (ANO) partnered with the City of Oakland, Bottoms Up Farmers, and City Slickers to volunteer...
The West Oakland San Pablo Fire Relief Advocacy Committee has raised close to $50,000. May 15 will be the first distribution date set to support families...
The “Taste of Oakland Fest,” organized by the Youth Aid Non Profit and in collaboration with Oakland Parks, Recreation and Youth Development will showcase the Bay...
Over 250 students from West Contra Costa high schools attended Law Day 2017. Attending the event, held at the Salesian Boys and Girls Club in Richmond,...
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