On December 15, the Oakland Police Media Unit sent out a press release using inflammatory language to spread what the chief said she “hoped” would be...
During a meeting on December 15, Oakland’s City Council discussed defining what shelter options Oakland would be required to offer homeless people if the city clears...
Members of the school community are looking expectantly to January, when four new school board trustees take their seats, for signs that there will be new...
Last week, I had the opportunity to meet and interview Dr. Mark Finch on the Health Beat TV show on Channel 78. , Highly experienced and...
There has been considerable pressure nationally and locally to reopen public schools, as many recognize that online teaching does not meet the educational needs for students...
I have often said that I was responsible for the most essential asset of Oakland - Our Youth! It has been my job to cultivate their...
Teenagers are facing a particular set of serious issues in the midst of the pandemic, and many may not know where to find a helpful advisor...
Oakland’s School Board voted on Wednesday to pass a resolution to implement Phase 1 of a reasonable compliance safety plan, a plan Black Organizing Project, Oakland Unified...
Free Four-Part Series December 8th, 9th,15th,16th, made possible in part by the City of Oakland CARES Act Funds Oakland, CA — Starting this week, on Tuesday,...
Leadership, a word often used yet not fully understood. In times of uncertainty and division, leadership is often referenced as the solution to all things. Real...
Timothy Busby, a 56-year-old writer who lives in a van in Berkeley, just started chemotherapy for cancer in his neck. He has tried to plan ahead...
I was first introduced to GirlTrek when founders Vanessa Garrison and T. Morgan Dixon hosted a live conversation with poet Nikki Giovanni and civil rights activist...
Oakland City Councilmembers Rebecca Kaplan, Noel Gallo, and Sheng Thao wrote an open letter to Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday encouraging him to appoint Congresswoman Barbara...
Treva Reid, District 7, and Carroll Fife, District 3, are the two new City Councilmembers elected in November pledging to use the power and resources of...
The Miraculous Foundation (TMF) is revamped, renewed, and ready to showcase the miraculous power of God’s love. Founded by Squire and Pearl Scott in the 1970s,...
Last year during the Thanksgiving holiday, 2 Star Market, located at 2020 MacArthur Blvd., Oakland, fed nearly 700 Bay Area residents during their 17th Annual Thanksgiving...
To date, Alameda County has committed over $100 million into its health care services to address the public health crisis caused by COVID-19. In an effort...
Kaiser Permanente is supporting efforts to provide more COVID-19 testing to people experiencing homelessness in Oakland and raising awareness about how to prevent the further spread...
Mayor Libby Schaaf and the Oakland Unified School District (OUSD) this week announced a pilot program that will help pay for affordable housing so a few...
San Francisco’s GameChanger LLC and seven unhoused residents ended a dispute on Monday when residents agreed to leave a 1.5 acre tract of company owned land...
Large wooden panels outside a Kaiser Permanente building in downtown Oakland will soon be transformed into colorful art in support of the social justice movement and...
As final votes are being tallied, three Oakland School Board director candidates backed by the Oakland Education Association who ran on platforms against privatization, cuts, and...
The Oakland Police Commission and Mayor Libby Schaaf held a virtual candidates’ forum last week to allow the public to meet the four finalists for Chief...
Measure S1, which gives the voter-approved Police Commission more teeth, is passing with 81 percent of the vote. According to the League of Women Voters of...
Election Day 2020 is less than a week away and 36% of California’s registered voters or nearly 8 million people have already turned in their ballots....
