Questions are being raised by members of the community whether city staff, funds and resources have been improperly utilized to support Oakland Promise, an education nonprofit...
Running into a wall of outrage from school families and community groups, the Oakland Unified School District (OUSD) administration and the Oakland Board of Education are...
In the midst of a growing homeless population in Alameda Count and as numbers have even doubled in Oakland, city staff is threatening to cut off...
“If we want any hope in transforming our largest inner cities, we have to start early. It’s all about literacy and the right kind of literacy,”...
Black folks’ love East Oakland’s naturally green environment almost as much as its ancestral rebel spirit. But locally and nationally, there is heightened concern about Black...
On Sept 11, the Oakland Public Works Department plans to destroy about 20 small homes that residents who can’t afford sanctioned housing have built and currently...
The grandson of two chefs who made their way to West Oakland during the glory days of the railroads. David Austin Smith grew up in the...
Student organizers with Oakland Kids First (OKF) secured $3.6 million over the next two years to improve healthy food options for Oakland public school students. The...
The Oakland African American Chamber of Commerce (OAACC) has appointed Cathy D. Adams its president and chief executive officer. Adams, the founder of CDA Consulting Group,...
Current CEO of S.F. Conservation Corps Will Be Organization’s First Woman of Color President The Greenlining Institute has chosen Debra Gore-Mann to be the racial equity...
Oakland’s population of unhoused residents may be much higher than the July Point- In-Time census that showed a 47% increase over the last count in 2017....
While in El Camino College in Los Angeles 22 years ago, Cozmo-El and his wife, Akilah Moor-El used to make desserts and small crafts to support...
On Monday, August 26th, Congresswoman Barbara Lee will host a summit in Oakland with Bay Area anti-poverty advocates on efforts to address childhood poverty at the...
At the California Historical Society in San Francisco, authors Thomas and Wilma Tramble presented the rich history of “The Pullman Porters of West Oakland to a...
The AB&I Foundry observed its 113th year in business by inviting their neighbors to join in a celebration of their century long tenure in Oakland on...
Six affordable housing developers have been awarded a total of $30 million to build 413 housing units in Oakland, which will include 168 units of “permanent...
Oakland’s Department of Public Works (ODPW) and Oakland’s Police Department (OPD) and Auto Plus Towing evicted at least 20 adults and five children who were living...
The Black-Eyed Pea Festival Perhaps Elliott and Shawlaya Johnson know people who carry hot sauce in their handbags. Perhaps they experienced a spill. But now you...
The West Oakland Residential Community Leaders will commemorate the first day of our arrival from Africa by slaveship in 1619 till today, when the country is...
The City of Oakland held a workshop Aug. 10 at the West Oakland Youth Center. to seek input on the potential impacts of a proposed citywide...
Lee takes on domestic terrorism, white supremacy, racism and hate speech. “We are more powerful than the NRA.” Congresswoman Barbara Lee held a healing vigil and...
Less than two weeks before the start of school on Monday, Aug. 12, 150 new OUSD teachers took part in the New Teacher Institute. It was...
The San Francisco-based non-profit Career Girls held a workshop Saturday, Aug. 3 at the 12th Annual “Attend & Achieve” Back to School Rally at Oakland City...
Twelve years ago, Oakland journalist Chauncey Bailey was murdered. He was serving as Editor in Chief for the Oakland Post at the time and had previously...
On July 16, the Oakland City Council passed an ordinance that re-established the Cultural Affairs Commission. This legislation paved the way for the body’s return after...
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