Advocates argue that health equity is about more than just access to health care. They say it begins when people have access to everything they need...
In an attempt to find the most promising solutions, the City Council has voted to conduct a citywide equity study that would help officials make meaningful...
Legal Services for Prisoners with Children (LSPC) in partnership with the grassroots group All of Us or None, will commemorate Black August at Lil' Bobby Hutton...
The supervisors announced on August 11 that it is holding a special meeting on the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, Tuesday, August 17 at 10:00...
In this last month, Newsom will be blamed for everything from the fires (PG&E is a better culprit if Mother Nature isn’t good enough for you);...
The U.S. House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6 Attack on the United States Capitol held its first hearing on July 27. It was hard...
Mills College began formal talks to merge with Northeastern in June. In March, the college had said “mounting financial challenges” meant it would most likely close...
“This is only a temporary solution while Congress works to pass Congresswoman Maxine Waters bill, but in the meantime, states and local governments must distribute the...
Oakland City Council President Nikki Fortunato Bas called the project a significant upgrade in living conditions, in a news release issued Tuesday by her office.
Fortunately, there are solutions on the table. President Biden has formed a Presidential Commission on the Supreme Court of the United States to study ideas for...
Mayor London N. Breed, the San Francisco Department of Public Health (DPH), and the San Francisco Fire Department launched on August 2 a new Street Overdose...
They also have met with other civil rights icons, elected officials, and leaders of community, faith-based and labor organizations to learn first-hand history of the civil...
This pandemic is not over. With the dangerous Delta variant spreading widely, low-income communities — especially Black and Brown communities—are still at risk of losing their homes and ending...
Oakland city councilmembers on revised the adopted city budget to deliver more resources to East Oakland, Councilmember Treva Reid’s office said on July 26.
The silence comes after Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf said that lawyers on both sides will continue negotiations toward an agreement.
Making a major change that will create new opportunities for those considering becoming teachers, California recently passed the TK-12 Education Trailer Bill (AB 130), which will provide teaching...
“This is more crucial now than ever because evictions will not only leave families without a roof over their head, it has the potential to worsen...
Two-year budget funds City priorities in supporting a sustained and equitable economic recovery and addressing critical issues that include homelessness, public safety, behavioral health, and youth...
On August 2 residents will be relocated to a portion of the same East 12th Street remainder parcel and will stay on-site until the program opens....
The governor announced the policy during a press conference on July 26. He said all state employees and health care workers will either have to test...
Weber is California’s first African American Secretary of State and the fifth Black person to serve as a constitutional officer in the state’s 170-year history. She...
Executive Order No. N-29-20 relaxed provisions in California’s Bagley-Keene and Ralph Brown acts, allowing state, county and city government institutions to take their public meetings online.
The four-column weekly publication was printed every Friday. Stories covered foreign and domestic news, editorials, births and deaths in the local black community, weddings, advertisements, and...
New streetscape design enhances pedestrian safety, activates public spaces, and creates a more vibrant Haight Street corridor
Councilmember Thao’s amendments included direct investments in West, Central, and East Oakland, including West Oakland Community Centers, Central Oakland traffic safety, and Oakland 911 response.
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