City officials are saying that current zoning regulations prohibit the inspection of hazardous materials at the old Horizon Beverage building in West Oakland, which is encouraging...
Independent truckers who work at Port of Oakland held a work stoppage Monday to protest working conditions at the port. “We need safer conditions and better...
Sacramento, CA – Two years ago, Mike Malone came into the league as one of the top sought out NBA Assistant coaches. Now as the head...
Oakland Raiders teamed up with Westlake Middle School on Tuesday to discuss the importance of healthy living and active lifestyles as apart of United Way’s Annual...
By Ryann Blackshere How do programs provide college pathways for former foster youth? This video features the story of one young black male student at Laney...
By Jon Leckie A group of 20 parents gather in a small cafeteria at the Oakland Housing Authority at 12th Street and Union. They sit at...
Oakland unveiled the fruits of being a Code for America fellowship city yesterday with a new open data application called RecordTrac that let’s the public easily...
In the realm of style and fashion, history often repeats itself. You can find popular 1950s’ fashions – oxfords, Mary Janes, full skirts, double-breasted jackets, and...
Bishop Henry C. Williams spoke with Oakland Assistant City Administrator Fred Blackwell last week to promote to propose a plan for building the a tire recycling...
One of the small companies that has been adversely impacted by the city’s Oakland Amy Base development project is Pacific Coast Containers (PCC Logistics), which has...
Oakland has served as the kick-off place for young artists working to make their dream come true. From old school acts like The Pointer Sisters, En...
The California State Package Store and Tavern Owners Association (Cal-Pac) has been working for decades to improve the relationship between African American liquor license owners, the...
At least 2,000 people attended Youth Speaks’ 5th Annual Life is Living Festival hosted at DeFremery Park on Saturday, Oct. 12. With food vendors, local artist...
The Habesha (Eritrean and Ethiopian) Women’s Health Expo (HWHE) will host a health expo on February 8th to raise awareness in the Habesha community about healthy...
Local business leaders came together this week in Oakland to talk about what “visionary companies” are doing to respond to climate change and lower the country’s...
A proposal to redirect $200,000 in federal youth job funding to hire a single city administrator, who would serve as the city’s youth employment coordinator, was...
Mayoral candidates Joe Tuman and Bryan Parker have taken Mayor Jean Quan to task following the mayor’s controversial comments in an interview with the National Journal...
Oakland’s Workforce Investment Board takes one-third of its federal job and training funds to pay for administrative overhead. But other nearby cites, including Richmond, not only...
Nearly three quarters of juvenile arrests in Oakland are African American boys, who are often picked up for relatively minor offenses, according to a study recently...
Oakland, CA – It was deja vu all over again, game five, Justin Verlander and the win. Last year on October 11, 2012 Verlander pitched the...
Williams Chapel Baptist Church recently had a face-lift as the historical church was remodeled inside and out with a grand sanctuary and stair lift to accommodate...
The federal overseer with authority over the Oakland Police Department this week finally explained why he overruled the City Council decision to house intake of all...
Charges were filed last week against two individuals in the murder of 8-year-old of Alaysha Carradine. The announcement was made Tuesday morning at a press conference...
Oakland, CA – It was the latest NFL game ever scheduled but that didn’t stop the Raiders from coming out and playing good football in Sunday’s...
Oakland, CA – The Tigers offense got shutout and they never knew what hit them. A rookie pitcher took the mound, pitched a stellar game and...
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