U.S. Rep. Jim Clyburn (D-South Carolina), the Majority Whip of the U.S. House of Representatives and highest-ranking African American in Congress, said California Gov. Gavin Newsom...
It is going to be a hard Christmas for many Americans. The number of people hospitalized with COVID-19 is soaring. The virus is spreading faster than ever. Families...
Linda Thomas-Greenfield has been tapped by President-elect Biden to become the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations. Her appointment is subject to confirmation by the U.S....
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...
The National Black Caucus of State Legislators (NBCSL) will introduce S.A.V.E. (Students Advocating for Vital Engagements), an organization to inspire and galvanize young people to use...
President-elect Joe Biden tapped Alejandro N. Mayorkas, to head the Dept. of Homeland Security when his administration begins in January. Mayorkas, who is also known as...
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...
President Trump has not conceded to President-elect Joe Biden, but, Stockton Mayor Michael Tubbs conceded his bid for re-election to Republican Kevin Lincoln.Tubbs, 30, was the...
In 2012, Stockton, California, elected 22-year-old Michael Tubbs to his hometown’s city council. From that celebrated victory to his 2017 rise to mayor of the Central...
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...
No governor likes to be bullied, especially you (we know from personal experience). Nor would I recommend anyone to dare the leader of the fifth-largest economy...
California Gov. Gavin Newsom will most probably select a replacement to fill the term of Vice President-elect Kamala Harris. The term will be up in 2022....
(TriceEdneyWire.com) – Vice President-elect Kamala Harris made a brilliant choice in opening her remarks at the Democratic presidential ticket’s victory celebration with a quote from civil...
Legislation would raise the requirements for City projects to be appealed and allow them to continue during the appeals process to prevent unnecessary delays On Tuesday,...
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...
Stacey Abrams not only has revealed the ins and outs of voter suppression in the U.S., she is also credited with 800,000 new voter registrations. She...
On Saturday, November 7, news outlets projected Joe Biden and Kamala Harris are the President-elect and Vice-President-elect of the United States of America. This is Biden’s...
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...
As of 3:00 p.m. PST on Thursday, November 5, former Vice Pres. Joe Biden and his running mate, California Sen. Kamala Harris, are inching to the...
Both gents are Democrats from New York. And both Torres and Jones made history on Election Night Democratic New Yorkers Ritchie Torres and Mondaire Jones have...
With 34/34 voter service centers reporting and a voter turnout of 39.3%, 143,761 ballots cast from 365,839 registered voters, Kevin Lincoln II secured 25,749 votes or...
Although the votes are still being counted, Jovanka Beckles’ campaign is confident she won her seat for the AC Transit Board of Directors in Ward 1....
So far, they decline employee status for gig workers, stricter parole rules and restoring Affirmative Action. Much was at stake for Californians in this year’s statewide...