John Siegel’s Opinion in the Nov. 21, 2019 Oakland Post accuses the opponents of a coal terminal with inaccuracies in their arguments while itself...
Say his name—Oscar Grant! Eleven years after Grant was fatally shot by a BART Police Officer, City of Oakland District 2 councilmember Nikki Fortunato Bas attended...
Oakland Not for Sale — a coalition of community members and educators against public school closures — is moving ahead with a campaign to recall Jody...
Danielle Outlaw, an Oakland native and 19-year veteran of the Oakland Police Department, has been hired to serve as the first Black woman to lead Philadelphia’s...
On Nov. 18, two unhoused mothers and their children began occupying a vacant property at 2928 Magnolia St. in West Oakland. Although the owner, Wedgewood LLC,...
By the late 1970s, drug traffickers were shipping so much cocaine to the United States that the street price of the powdered stimulant dealers cooked to...
When he’s not studying, Aldon Thomas Stiles, 25, a senior at Cal State Bernardino, writes freelance articles to help pay his way through college and assist...
The year was 1848. A Dahomeyan army of fearless Amazon warriors besieged Oke-Odan, a Nigerian village inhabited by the Egbado. Lives were lost; many were stolen...
Wednesday, Jan. 1, begins the new year. It also marks the anniversary of a new America. On Jan. 1, 1863, as the Civil War, the bloodiest...
The hearts of many were beating a little heavier Dec. 29 as civil rights icon and U.S. Democratic Rep. John Lewis of Georgia announced that he...
Unhoused residents living on a tract of land just west of Wood Street in West Oakland and their advocates participated in a holiday protest outside of...
The Oakland Unified School District has extended the contract of school finance consultant Luz Cazares, who will serve as the districts ’s interim Chief Financial Officer...
Oakland City Administrator Sabrina Landreth has announced that she is resigning after less than five years in her position. Her last day is March 11. The...
When you elect a clown, expect a circus. This month’s impeachment hearings have been precisely that. Yelling, shouting, and disrespectful accusing seem more the rule than...
Even though we are amid the season of giving, the Oakland A’s have perennially given back to the Bay Area as a year-round corporate policy and...
Aaron Singer, dressed as Santa Claus, delivered gifts to 29 children, ages 3 to 7, on the afternoon of Dec. 20 at his business, Seaplane Adventures...
This story was written by La’Tanya Dandie, who is the mother of Khalieghya, the liver transplant recipient. Khalieghya Dandie-Evans is the chosen one. As the 2020...
One of Vallejo’s annual community Kwanzaa celebrations, and the largest, will be celebrated on Saturday, December 28th at the Vallejo Naval and Historical Museum, 734 Marin...
In the pulpit of the First Congregational Church in Berkeley, on Dec.11, Dr. Michael Eric Dyson, a best-selling author and an ordained minister, presented an extra-ordinary,...
As a result of historical discrimination and public policy, the majority of African Americans in Alameda County live in high poverty, economically disadvantaged neighborhoods that lack...
Mistah F.A.B. hosted his 15th annual Toys for Joy Christmas giveaway at 45th and Market Streets in West Oakland on Monday, December 24. Mistah F.A.B. says...
In the tradition of Count Basie and his orchestra, Grammy-nominated pianist Ricardo Scales delivered an evening of inspiring and humorous performances with his inaugural “Get To...
More than 500 fans, friends and supporters attended the Al Attles Tribute Hall of Fame Celebration in Berkeley at the UC Theater on Dec. 22. The...
About two years ago, Calvin Dubois, executive director of First Step Group Homes (FSGH) in San Bernardino County, says he made the right call when he...
It was chilly and rainy in San Francisco on December 10, but guests basked in the warmth of the Christmas spirit at Davies Hall’s third annual...
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