As the COVID-19 pandemic forces mass unemployment and work hour reductions causing over a million Californians to file unemployment insurance claims, Bay Area Tenants and Neighborhood...
The ravaging and rapid surge of the coronavirus, known as COVID-19, has altered the lives of nearly everyone globally. From mandated sheltering-in-place orders to the thorough,...
After holding a teleconference Tuesday, Sen. Nancy Skinner released a wealth of information on how local community members and small business owners can access financial relief...
Rev. Joseph Lowery was a civil rights giant. He was a Methodist preacher, a leader of the 1955 Montgomery Bus Boycott, an organizer of the...
The San Francisco Foundation announced Monday that it has begun awarding grants from its SFF COVID-19 Emergency Response Fund. Less than two weeks after announcing the...
The development of the $2.2 trillion stimulus package was extremely flawed. The Republican bullies in the Senate, led by Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, wrote the bill...
America faces two existential dangers today. One of them infects the human body. The other infects the body politic. The COVID-19 pandemic has had profound...
For people who have not yet filed their tax returns, the United States Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced March 21 that they...
Oakland, CA – March 31, 2020, the City of Oakland announced the availability of emergency grants to help vulnerable small businesses weather the impacts of COVID-19....
Just in time for spring, Richmond’s Annie’s Annuals & Perennials has announced it remains open during California’s shelter-at-home order. The 2.5 acre plant nursery is open...
The Contra Costa County Library is offering sweet relief for members seeking an escape during California’s shelter-at-home order. Even better? You can file this free golden...
Oakland mayor Libby Schaaf has selected retired San Mateo police chief Susan Manheimer to serve as interim head of the Oakland Police Department, filling the position...
To help provide emergency relief to the Oakland community, Council President Rebecca Kaplan has called a special City Council meeting Friday, March 27, via Teleconference to...
Adapting to pandemic conditions, the Oakland teachers union held an online video protest, a “virtual Hour of Power,” to tell school board members and local and...
The identity of the true founder of the style of music bred between the church and the nightclubs, dubbed Rock ‘n’ Roll is a debate that...
To comply with health officials’ recommendations regarding COVID-19, the California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) is allowing customers a 60-day extension for license or registration renewals....
Guest Speakers invited to the 2020’s League of Women Voters Bay Area League Day, held on Saturday, Feb. 29, were more diverse than in past years,...
Dr. Denise Fairchild is the inaugural President and CEO of Emerald Cities Collaborative (ECC), a national non-profit organization with offices and coalitions in Los Angeles, San...
In the wake of the housing crisis and the COVID-19 pandemic, housing justice advocacy organizations and tenants are calling on California leaders to freeze rent, put...
London Nicole Breed became the 45th Mayor of San Francisco on July 11, 2018. She is the first black woman and second woman to be elected...
By Sunday evening, more than 720 of the state’s 1,000 school districts announced they were closing beginning Monday. They made the decision out of an abundance...
From March 17 to April 7, residents in seven counties and one city in the Bay Area have been ordered to “shelter in place” in order...
Editor’s Note: This story was updated on Mar. 16 to reflect the President’s Coronavirus Guidelines for America and orders by Bay Area counties to shelter in...
Dr. Raymond & Lady Tina Bradford Landry celebrated their 10th year anniversary March 15th at the Independent Holiness Church located at 605 South 16th St. Richmond...
Interim City Administrator Steven Falk today announced temporary changes to city government functions this week in accordance with the Alameda County Health Officer’s order for all...