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Community11 years ago

Two Port of Oakland Leaders named 2015 Most Influential Women in Business

Port of Oakland Commercial Real Estate Director Pamela Kershaw and Chief Financial Officer Sara Lee have been selected as honorees for the 2015 Most Influential Women...
Community11 years ago

OP-ED: Police Corruption: “Your eyes aren’t lying and your ears aren’t deceiving you”

By Richard Wembe Johnson, Folsom Prison As we daily witness police officers from around the country committing undeniable acts of aggression, assault and murder against...
Community11 years ago

Congresswoman Robin Kelly Supports Local Services for Women Living with HIV

Congresswoman Barbara Lee recently welcomed Congresswoman Robin Kelly (D-Illinois), chair of the Congressional Black Caucus Health Braintrust, to the East Bay. Congresswomen Lee and Kelly, both...
Berkeley11 years ago

Congresswoman Barbara Lee “Fighting the Good Fight”

Congresswoman Barbara Lee met this week with seniors at the West Oakland Senior Center in Oakland to hear their concerns and share with them the work...
Education11 years ago

Teachers Vote to Authorize Strike Against School District

Oakland teachers have voted to authorize a strike against the Oakland Unified School District (OUSD) if they do not settle their contract by the time school...
City Government11 years ago

Tagami’s Behind-the-Scenes Deal to Bring Coal to Oakland Draws Opposition

Now that the Oakland Army Base development project is well underway, city developer and project manager Phil Tagami is working on a behind-the-scenes $53 million deal...
Community11 years ago

OP-ED: Longshore Union Shuts Port of Oakland to Protest Police Killings

By Stacey Rodgers On Friday, May 1 – International Workers Day, otherwise known as May Day, about 2,000 people came together to march and protest...
City Government11 years ago

Protesters Take Over Council Chambers, Demand Affordable Housing Not Luxury Apartments

Oakland City Council chambers became ground zero for protests against gentrification and displacement this week as young activists chained themselves together to keep the City Council...
City Government11 years ago

OP-ED: Oakland Poised to Lead in Protecting Privacy Rights

By Brian Hofer and JP Massar Here in Oakland we have no citywide privacy policy, no privacy or data-retention policies for use of surveillance equipment, and...
Arts and Culture11 years ago

Bay Area African American Women in Music: Jacqueline Hairston

While singing Negro spirituals in elementary school in her native Charlotte, North Carolina, Jacqueline Hairston thought of those haunting melodies as play songs. In high...
Community11 years ago

Josie Dean Celebrates 95 Years

Family and friends joined together on Sunday, April 26 to celebrate the 95th birthday of Josie Dean, a longtime Oakland resident and former schoolteacher. During...
Arts and Culture11 years ago

Bay Area African American Women in Music: ‘Music is in The Ear of The Beholder,’ Says Faye Carol

Veteran Bay Area vocalist Faye Carol doesn’t like being tagged a “jazz singer” or “blues singer,” although she sings both. “Music is in the ear of...
City Government11 years ago

OP-ED: Mayor, City Council Should Heed Residents’ Call for a Department of Race and Equity

By Ise Lyfe Auditioning. That’s what comes to mind when I think about the dynamic in the media and tone of local and federal governments...
City Government11 years ago

Community Demands Council Move to Consolidate Police Complaints to CPRB

A coalition of community leaders and advocates of the Citizens’ Police Review Board (CPRB) are pushing for the City Council to move forward on consolidating all...
City Government11 years ago

OP-ED: Proposed Dept. of Race and Equity and the Prophetic Work of Changing the Status Quo

By Rev. Debra Avery, First Presbyterian Church of Oakland When I considered whether to offer my thoughts on Councilmember Desley Brooks’ proposal for a city...
Community11 years ago

Protesters Rally for Justice for Yuvette Henderson

Over 100 people joined a roving protest this week to demand that Emeryville businesses release video footage related to the police shooting of Yuvette Henderson. ...
City Government11 years ago

Growing Voices Demand Coliseum City Must Yield Results for Residents

In the wake of the City Council decision to amend the Coliseum Area Specific Plan to protect businesses in the Oakland Airport Business Park, a coalition...
City Government11 years ago

Councilmembers Favor $3,000 a Month Apartment Tower Project, Opposed by East Lake Neighbors

The City Council’s Community and Economic Development (CED) committee voted unanimously this week to approve the sale of public land on East 12th Street across the...
Community11 years ago

Latinos Significantly Underrepresented in Teaching and Other Jobs in OUSD

While Latino youth make up 41 percent and still growing numbers of students in the Oakland Unified School District (OUSD), they are a disproportionately small part...
Featured11 years ago

Vice President Biden Visits Oakland, Praises PG&E Program

Students in the PG&E PowerPathway workforce development program have the opportunity to gain the skills needed to work in the utility industry – as welders, linemen,...
Community11 years ago

RNs Rally to Save Thunder Road, Alameda County’s Residential Teen Rehab Center

Registered nurses are calling on the wealthy Sutter corporation to keep open an endangered residential drug and alcohol treatment center in Oakland for teenagers, including those...
Arts and Culture11 years ago

Nominations Open for Alameda County’s Arts Leadership Awards

The Alameda County Arts Commission invites County residents to submit nominations for the 2015 Alameda County Arts Leadership Awards. This annual program enables the Alameda...
Berkeley11 years ago

Oakland Teen Debates His Way to UC Berkeley

By Anne Brice, UC Berkeley News A national debate champion from Oakland is slated to attend UC Berkeley in the fall. But he wasn’t always at...
Arts and Culture11 years ago

“Terrible Tom” Bowden Brings the Blues Back to 7th Street

By Roberta Cobb and Godfrey Lee “Terrible Tom” Bowden brought the Blues back to 7th Street in West Oakland on Friday, March 20. Bowden,...
Berkeley11 years ago

Youth Job Opportunities at East Bay Regional Parks

Each year, the East Bay Regional Park District hires more than 400 young people to work in parks, offices and visitor centers. Opportunities include: summer and...

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Two Port of Oakland Leaders named 2015 Most Influential Women in Business

OP-ED: Police Corruption: “Your eyes aren’t lying and your ears aren’t deceiving you”

Congresswoman Robin Kelly Supports Local Services for Women Living with HIV

Congresswoman Barbara Lee “Fighting the Good Fight”

Teachers Vote to Authorize Strike Against School District

Tagami’s Behind-the-Scenes Deal to Bring Coal to Oakland Draws Opposition

OP-ED: Longshore Union Shuts Port of Oakland to Protest Police Killings

Protesters Take Over Council Chambers, Demand Affordable Housing Not Luxury Apartments

OP-ED: Oakland Poised to Lead in Protecting Privacy Rights

Bay Area African American Women in Music: Jacqueline Hairston

Josie Dean Celebrates 95 Years

Bay Area African American Women in Music: ‘Music is in The Ear of The Beholder,’ Says Faye Carol

OP-ED: Mayor, City Council Should Heed Residents’ Call for a Department of Race and Equity

Community Demands Council Move to Consolidate Police Complaints to CPRB

OP-ED: Proposed Dept. of Race and Equity and the Prophetic Work of Changing the Status Quo

Protesters Rally for Justice for Yuvette Henderson

Growing Voices Demand Coliseum City Must Yield Results for Residents

Councilmembers Favor $3,000 a Month Apartment Tower Project, Opposed by East Lake Neighbors

Latinos Significantly Underrepresented in Teaching and Other Jobs in OUSD

Vice President Biden Visits Oakland, Praises PG&E Program

RNs Rally to Save Thunder Road, Alameda County’s Residential Teen Rehab Center

Nominations Open for Alameda County’s Arts Leadership Awards

Oakland Teen Debates His Way to UC Berkeley

“Terrible Tom” Bowden Brings the Blues Back to 7th Street

Youth Job Opportunities at East Bay Regional Parks

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