Oakland community groups are calling this week’s federal court ruling that the City of Oakland violated its contract with the developer a “temporary setback” as they...
“I support you 200 percent on your re-election to the Oakland City Council,” said former 18 A.D. Assembly Member Sandré Swanson, enthusiastically endorsing Councilmember Desley Brooks...
“It’s time to turn the tables” on the developer- and financier-led displacement agenda that currently runs Oakland, says mayoral candidate Cat Brooks, radio host, actor and...
By Melissa Wilk I am running for Auditor Controller for Alameda County on the June Ballot. Currently, I serve as the Chief Deputy Auditor-Controller for Alameda...
Speakers at this week’s meeting of the City Council’s Finance Committee asked councilmembers to handle an urgent issue: the failure to hold the city accountable for...
Co-founder of activist group Eastlake United for Justice Mari Rose Taruc speaks at a press conference on the corner of E. 12th St. on May 9...
Attending this week’s Rules and Legislation Committee to support a moratorium on the sale of public property were ( L to R): John Jones III, Kitty...
Activists say the proposed 625-student charter school would drain students from existing nearby schools, such as those at the César Chávez Education Center, located at 2825...
California State Assemblymember Rob Bonta has announced he is endorsing Desley Brooks for re-election as the District 6 City Council representative. “I am happy to endorse...
By Natasha S. Alford – Black power. Everybody says we need it, but what does it take to get it? In the world of politics, “Black...
The Oakland City Council’s Finance and Management Committee will hold a discussion of the city’s handling of late payment penalties that are paid to nonprofits and...
Councilmember Rebecca Kaplan received appreciation and an award on her lat last day on Bay Area Air Quality Management (BAAQMD) board. Kaplan is shown with BAAQMD...
Sandré R Swanson (left) with Rebecca Kaplan. By Sandré Swanson I was born in the City of Oakland and I have proudly served Oakland as our...
Cat Brooks, co-founder of the Anti Police-Terror Project and now former host of “Upfront” on KPFA, speaks at the ILWU Local 10 May Day rally on May 1,...
By Dan Siegel | Oakland Justice Coalition Desley Brooks deserves another term on the Oakland City Council because she has been a strong, creative advocate for the...
By Greg McConnell | The McConnell Group On Tuesday, April 24, I attended a City Council committee meeting where a major fight broke out over the issue...
Pre-apprenticeship building trades trainees from the Cypress Mandela Training Center, which was founded by the Oakland Private Industry Council, joined a rally recently in front of...
Mayor Libby Schaaf (left) listens as Councilmember Desley Brooks criticizes her administration for closing neighborhood career centers, speaking at the April 26, 2016 CED committee meeting....
This week’s Post Salon will discuss: “How Should the City Use Land That Belongs to the Public? -Sell it to developers? Use it stop gentrification? Use...
Councilmember Desley Brooks continues to garner national attention for her work in helping found Oakland’s Cannabis Equity program. Brooks was invited to speak at Harvard’s Kennedy...
Schaaf denounces Brooks’ proposal to train Blacks and Latinos for city-funded construction projects Resorting to name calling, Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf has turned to the local media...
By Han Li To win San Francisco’s top government job, London Breed has the smart way is to utilize her relationships with the city. Born and...
Demnlus Johnson III. Photo by Joe L. Fisher. Demnlus Johnson III is running for Richmond City council to continue moving Richmond forward in a manner that...
Oakland Councilmember-at-Large Rebecca Kaplan is proposing a resolution to help improve safety for young people by allocating more funding for school crossing guards. “To encourage our...
Ben “Coach” Taspscott (top right) speaks at a meeting called by the school district Monday at Prescott Elementary to notify the school community of the possible...