Five Steps To Ensure Your End of Life Wishes Are Honored

Radiant Scoggins, LCSW, psychiatric social worker at Center for Elders’ Independence, a comprehensive health plan for East Bay seniors, counsels CEI participant Jessie Doublin to complete...

OWH Studios Hosts 12-Hour Stream-A-Thon

Overcomers With Hope Studios, Inc. (OWH) will hosts its first Stream-A-Thon on Saturday, October 14 from 8 a.m. to  8 p.m.  at Liberty Hall-Marcus Garvey Building at 1485...

The Social Engineer Sends Over 100 Students To Camp

Students Participate in bonding exercise at the 2017 Social Engineering Project STEM Camp at YMCAs Loma Mar Camp in the Santa Cruz Mountains. Photo Courtesy of...

Oakland Civic Pride Presents Civic Awards Gala, Oct. 19

Oakland Civic Pride is presenting a Youth Ambassador Scholarship and Civic Awards Gala, Thursday, Oct. 19, 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m., at Scott’s Seafood Restaurant in...

Chapel of the Chimes, NAACP Honor Local Heroes on 9/11 Anniversary

Congresswoman Barbara Lee and Rev. Donald R. Scurry of Joshua Christian Church at the Chapel of the Chimes annual clergy appreciation. Photo by Eric Marshall Photography....

OUSD Honor Band Explains “Why We Kneel”

By Elizabeth G. & Nathan N., members of OUSD Honor Band On September 25, 2017, most members of the Oakland Unified School District Honor Band knelt...

Congress of Neighborhoods Seeks Community Power in East Oakland Flatlands

Esther Goolsby of Communities for a Better Environment (CBE) spoke last Saturday at the first Congress of East OaklandNeighborhoods. Photo by Ken Epstein Hundreds of local residents packed into an...

School District Avoids State Takeover with Two-Year $32 Million Budget Cuts

State control of the Oakland Unified School District has changed its form over the years since the takeover in 2003 but remains a constant presence in...

Opinion: Let’s Promise to Put the Dream of College Within Closer Reach

By Rob Bonta Imagine yourself a high school senior, enjoying fall sports, hunkering down for the toughest part of the semester, around the beginning of October....

Caregiver Support Through the Alameda County Care Alliance

Providing care for someone with an advanced illness can be incredibly difficult. For many the pressure to assess medical needs, monitor medication, assist with basic needs...

Parent-Led Group, Oakland REACH to Hold Oakland Schools Accountable

Parent Led Oakland REACH Gives Oakland Parents Their Power Back at DeFremery Park Press Conference. A new parent led group, Oakland REACH, hosted a press conference...

School Board Focuses on Balanced Budget After This Year’s $17 Million Shortfall

District 3 Boardmember Jumoke Hinton Hodge Oakland Board of Education members are gaining a deeper understanding of operating public schools in tough times as they work...

To Honor World Food Day, Mandela Foods Co-op Hosts Nutrition Justice Advocate

Ernest Clark Jr., 80

Ernest Clark, Jr., a well-known and respected leader in Oakland real estate and the non-profit communities, died on September 29th after being beaten to death by his...

Up To One Million Dollars In Scholarships Available to Oakland Area High School Students

Local Students Encouraged to Apply for Nearly $1 million in Aide during UNCF (United Negro College Fund) Empower Me Tour Thousands of Oakland high school seniors...

OUSD Office of Equity Announces Expansion

On September 26, the Oakland Unified School District Office of Equity (OoE) recently hosted a reception at E14 Gallery in downtown Oakland. Led by Deputy Chief,...

Opinion: It Should Not Take A Natural Disaster in Oakland

By Tammeil Y. Gilkerson, Laney College President In the wake of the disasters that are plaguing our sister states and countries around the world, students, faculty,...

Kaplan Calls for Oakland to Advance Adult Use Cannabis Permits, Fund Vital Public Services for Homelessness & Illegal Dumping

Oakland Councilmember Kaplan, who has been a leader in regulating and legalizing medical cannabis, is calling for the City of Oakland to move with urgency in...

Warriors Media Day Introduces New Players, New Jersey

The 2016-2017 NBA Champions, the Golden State Warriors held their first media day ahead of the upcoming season last Saturday at their downtown Oakland facility. The...

Close $9 Billion Commercial Property Tax Loophole to Fund Schools, Says Statewide Coalition

Left to Right: State Senators Nancy Skinner and Scott Weiner and Assemblyman Rob Bonta speak at “Make It Fair” Proposition 13 reform townhall meeting Saturday Sept....

Tenants Up the Ante in Fight for Renter Protections

Oakland Councilmembers Rebecca Kaplan and Dan Kalb (standing behind Kaplan) spoke Tuesday at a rally in front of City Hall to demand legislation to increase tenant...

Council Finance Committee Hears Plea for Public Access TV

The Oakland City Council Finance Committee met on September 12th  to discuss numerous items, including the call to establish the City’ Public Access Channel. Currently, Oakland has...

Filmmaker Shirah Dedman Takes on Regentrification in Oakland in New Film “You A Nomad”

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...

Warriors Ready to Defend Their Championship & Represent “The Town”

The 2016-2017 NBA Champions, the Golden State Warriors held their first media day ahead of the upcoming season last Saturday at their downtown Oakland facility.  The...

Opinion: The End of DACA Could Mean Death for Immigrants Like Me

By Edrees Saied, DACA recipient As a foreign-born citizen, I am devastated with the Trump administration’s decision to end DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals). Over 800,000 young undocumented...