“As the President said last week, once the rescue plan is signed, we’ll be able to start getting payments out this month,” White House Press Secretary...
“We applaud the confirmation of Rep. Fudge as secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD),” Marcela Howell, president and CEO of In Our...
“This is a fight for California’s future,” Newsom said. “With more compassion, empathy, and connection, we can write the next chapter in the California story.”
Today, at a special event at Manzanita Recreation Center in Oakland, U.S. Olympic Gold Medalist swimmer Simone Manuel, Oakland Mayor Schaaf and the City of Oakland...
“I am very appreciative of the community efforts and leadership of Oakland City Council President Nikki Fortunato-Bas, Councilmember Carrol Fife and the Black Housing Union promoting...
Voters showed the strength of our democracy by showing up in record numbers to cast ballots to defeat an incumbent president. And voters in Georgia, led...
At a time when Oakland is potentially facing a significant budget shortfall because of the pandemic and community demands to ‘defund’ the police, the cost of...
“When I was sworn in last week, I pledged to the Oakland community that OPD would protect and serve, reduce crime and build trusting relationships in...
At a recent town hall meeting in Chinatown to discuss an alarming increase in crime against Asian American elders, Schaaf attempted to blame Council President Nikki...
Many of the top salaries in the city were earned by police and fire department officers, swelled by significant overtime pay. But first, here are some...
The Oakland African American Chamber of Commerce (OAACC) and Post News Group joined with District 6 Councilmember Loren Taylor to host a town hall to discuss...
“I think it is a step in the right direction,” said David Peters, though he thinks the ordinance could be stronger. “I think we are...
Congressman Mark DeSaulnier (CA-11) announced he will host a virtual Conversation on Race town hall to discuss racial justice in America on Friday, February 19th at...
Featuring Secretary of State Dr. Shirley Webert, Alisyo Founder Kafi Blumenfield, CADEM Black Caucus Chair Taisha Brown, Assembymember Sydney Kamlager-Dove and more!
“Serving on the Committee on the Revision of the Penal Code gave me the opportunity to engage with experts and advocates to identify common sense proposals...
“It seems only fair that we provide hazard pay as a way to appreciate and fairly compensate the workers who are allowing us to continue to...
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One of four speakers, Cathy Adams, OAACC’s president and CEO, said of the chamber’s virtual seat at the table, “We addressed the urgency of keeping our...
I am excited for the Oakland community, which is deeply impacted with high rates of COVID-19, to be prioritized,” said Kaplan. “Thank you to Governor Newsom...
On Nov. 3, 2020, Johnson and Harris were both waiting for election results. Harris for the outcome of the presidential election, and Johnson, running for Oakland’s...
On January 29, former Assemblymember Shirley N. Weber, who represented parts of San Diego and its eastern suburbs in the lower house of the state Legislature...
And the government of current President Emmanuel Macron’s government has moved step by step to become a right-wing nightmare for French people whose ancestors come from...
“The challenge is that it was voted upon and the election has been certified. So, it’s the law,” Cohen said during a virtual media news briefing...
“I pledge to fight hard to rid our ranks of racists and extremists,” said the new Secretary of Defense during his confirmation hearings,
Chairwoman Lee will be the first African American member of Congress to serve as chair of the subcommittee, which funds many of the nondefense international affairs activities...