The Alameda Health System Foundation (AHSF) has raised more than $70,000 to support equipment and program needs of the Family Birthing Center in the new Highland...
Port of Oakland Commissioner Arabella Martinez has received the Making Democracy Work award from the League of Women Voters of Oakland at their 26th annual All-City luncheon. The award honors those...
“We don’t pay nonprofits in a timely fashion that serve our vulnerable communities,” said Desley Brooks The City Council’s Community and Economic Development (CED) committee is...
When I was 26 or 27 years old I was facing some personal and professional adversity. I had spent my early and then ending mid twenties...
The Greenlining Institute brought its 24th annual Economic Summit to the organization’s new hometown of Oakland April 14. At a moment when communities of color are...
By Ngoc Nguyen A local environmental advocacy group last week launched a first-of-its kind monitoring project, installing air quality sensors in the densely packed neighborhoods near...
The Oakland Marriott Convention Center’s main ball room was the scene of the Andre Ward versus Sergey Kovalev fight press conference last week. The two boxers...
By Joy Resmovits, L.A. Times State Assemblyman Tony Thurmond (D-Richmond) will run for state superintendent of public instruction. He announced his candidacy in a statement last week that focused...
Oakland Acura has begun construction on a state-of- the-art car sales dealership and service facility that will employ 70 people on a site near the Oakland...
By Richard Johnson, San Quentin Prison It has become almost routine for devastating property fires that cause major deaths to occur in Oakland. We can attribute this...
The West Oakland San Pablo Fire Relief and Advocacy Team, composed of local pastors and leaders of community-based organizations, is seeking unite the community to raise...
Attorney General Jeff Sessions ordered Justice Department officials this week to review reform agreements with troubled police forces nationwide, saying it was necessary to ensure that...
From April 4-8, about 40 films from 33 countries screened, including works by Oakland directors By Wanda Sabir The Oakland International Film Festival gave Oakland an opportunity...
The city went out of its way to acquire state-owned land to exclusively benefit the landlord’s company By Darwin Bond Graham, East Bay Express The...
By Marlene C. Hurd I agree with the opinion published in the March 16 Post, titled “Teaching is Necessary To Show our Youth How To Avoid...
Golden State Warriors owner Joe Lacob hosted Snellville, Georgia, natives Isaiah Simpson and his mother, Alexandra McDonald, at a Warrior game in Oakland. Mother and son...
Dorothy DeBose, a 76-year-old, life-long East Oakland resident, and her nephew Omar Taylor were joined by dozens of neighbors, friends and supporters this week as they sought...
The career center operated by the Oakland Private Industry (PIC) is hosting a number of hiring events in April for Bay Area job seekers. For over...
Eighty-five percent say they want to require developers to hire local workers first Expressing broad unanimity, 92 percent of Oakland residents rank homelessness as an “extremely”...
Oaklanders are in mourning and seeking answers in the wake of a fire that destroyed a three-story transitional housing building at 2551 San Pablo Ave. in...
McClymonds High School “Culture Keepers” left Tuesday for two-week trip to South Africa. On Tuesday afternoon, the group met up in the “Plaza of Peace”...
Assemblyman Rob Bonta has named social attorney Pamela Price the 18th Assembly District’s Woman of the Year for her “social justice advocacy, her continued service to...
School district leaders sent a “critical budget” memo to all staff this week announcing an immediate freeze on spending at schools and central office departments, saying...
In order to help create opportunities for those directly impacted by the War on Drugs, Oakland Councilmember At-Large Rebecca Kaplan is hosting a community forum to inform...
Faith leaders, Native activists, and community members held a march this week to protest the destruction of sacred burial sites and call for religious tolerance in...
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