San Quentin State Prison is taking emergency medical steps after six inmates have been diagnosed with Legionnaires’ disease, a severe and sometimes deadly form of pneumonia,...
The East Bay Small Business Council (EBSBC) will hold a town hall meeting on “Coal Transport Education,” Thursday, Sept. 17, 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. in...
This has been insurgent summer in presidential politics. Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders have soared. They are raising issues that politicians in both parties can no...
A Safe Place will launch a two-year faith and domestic violence project, “Speaking of Faith,” thanks to an $180,000 grant from The Blue Shield of California...
By Yasmin Anwar, Berkeley News First comes the honeymoon, then the culture shock, followed by an adjustment period and finally mastery. That’s the “U-Curve”...
The Bay Area has long been a hub of mountain biking, beginning with the sport’s origins on Mt. Tamalpais in the 1970s. Great weather, an...
Nearly 200 community members attended the East 12th Street Wish List planning event in front of the Kaiser Convention Center on Sunday to collectively brainstorm proposal...
Courtesy of USF News One year into the Sport Management Master’s Program, Chris Brown, Class of 2016, is already tying it all together, with style....
We’re kind of stuck in a rut in U.S. schools. A lot of our kids are not very happy at school. And a lot of U.S....
The Oakland Citizens Committee for Urban Renewal (OCCUR) will host its second annual David E. Glover Legacy Awards, honoring people who have impacted the lives...
There is not a speck of dust in your home. The floors gleam, the kitchen shines, the bathroom sparkles, and rugs are fluffy again....
Oakland, CA – The Raiders had a great start, the defense kept the Cardinals off the board until they kicked a field goal before the half...
“In order to improve race relations in America, we must speak up. Comfortable silence has gotten us nowhere,” said Alomar Burdick, one of the young panelists...
By Jesse Douglas Allen Taylor If you live in or visit Oakland neighborhoods like the Elmhurst District—what folks refer to as “Deep East Oakland”—you’re used...
A group of McClymonds High School alumni, who have advocated for their school for years, met Thursday afternoon with Oakland Unified School District Supt. Antwan Wilson...
An Oakland police officer who had responded to a distress call for physical assault on Thursday, Aug. 27 ended up fatally shooting the physical assault suspect...
A real disaster for Oakland, that we cannot let happen, is the loss of one of our most important community partners: CARD – Collaborating Agencies Responding...
A new municipal court judge in Ferguson, Mo. this week announced he was withdrawing all arrest warrants issued before Jan. 1, 2015, taking an action...
Congresswoman Barbara Lee announced Thursday that UC Berkeley will receive a $2 million grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to support researchers engaged in...
A lot of building goes on in woodshop teacher James Henderson’s classroom at Kennedy High, and not just chairs, benches and library shelves. The award-winning...
The Berkeley NAACP is holding a discussion calling for action on Race Equity and Gentrification: the Politics and Control of Black Bodies,” Saturday, Aug. 29, 1...
About 70 people attended the Post newspaper’s most recent Salon to discuss the joys of teaching in the public schools and the policy barriers facing...
Shiloh Church will celebrate its 50th year Jubilee Anniversary with events on Sept. 4-6 at 3295 School St. in Oakland. Shiloh will also commemorate...
Oakland Technology Exchange (OTX) is a nonprofit that is offering a free desktop computer or free laptop to Oakland Unified School District students. Students can also...
Amelia Boynton Robinson, civil rights activist and leader in the 1965 Bloody Sunday march who endured a brutal beating that day in Selma, died on Wednesday...