Education is not something that you have to do. Education is not something that is a waste of your time. Education is a...
By Antonia Blumberg, Huffington Post Along with politics, poverty and culture, religion is often cited as a source of conflict throughout the world. However, the last...
For those wanting to experience a quick getaway vacation, a two hour boat cruise out of the Port of Stockton may be right up their alley....
A group of West Oakland residents, alarmed by issues related to the city’s trash dispute, have sided with West Management against California Waste Solutions (CWS). The...
“I had to make my own living and my own opportunity. But I made it! Don’t sit down and wait for the opportunities to come, get...
Oakland is the midst of a hot mayoral campaign season, and the city is beginning to see unemployment and jobs as top issue for candidates, along...
When a community coalition sought the City Council’s approval recently to put a police oversight commission on the November ballot, most of them opposed it. The...
Over 100 advocates and members of San Francisco’s youth community gathered at City Hall Thursday for a public hearing to address the needs of young people...
San Francisco, CA – The chemistry on this team is remarkable. Just a few pieces added during the offseason has shown the Giants have every opportunity...
The Oakland Police Department (OPD) is considering ending its use of ShotSpotter, an electronic sound detection system that the city has used for the past eight...
San Francisco, CA – Tim Lincecum looked like “vintage Timmy” in his last start. Tonight he struggled periodically allowing three hits over six innings. His counterpart...
Organizers of Vallejo’s 26th Annual Juneteenth Celebration have extended the deadline for vendors and exhibitors to May 16. Vallejo’s Juneteenth attracts visitors from all over the...
A nationwide economic empowerment “Many Faces, One Dream” tour for LGBT communities of color stopped in Oakland this week, sponsored by the National Black Justice Coalition,...
Chefs and winemakers from around the world gathered at Pebble Beach last weekend to offer up their creations at the 7th Annual Pebble Beach Food and...
Henry Ramsey Jr., former Alameda County Judge and true practitioner of justice, passed away last Friday at Alta Bates Hospital in Berkeley. He was 80 years...
OCCUR and The San Francisco Foundation FAITHS Program Present A Model Built on Faith and Community Series VII – Positioned for Success II: Management Principles for...
By Carolyn Wysinger (Editor’s Note: While “Stirring the Pot” columnist Michelle Fitzhugh-Craig takes a break this week, shades Magazine contributor Carolyn Wysinger steps in with her...
By Ayodele Nzinga, M.F.A., Ph.D. On the first and second of the International Conference on the Black Arts Movement (BAM) was held at the University of...
Local artists, politicians, and students at Westlake Middle School came together underneath the overpass of Interstate 580 on Wednesday for the unveiling of the second mural...
Things are heating up in the Oakland mayor’s race. District 4 Councilwoman Libby Schaaf kicks off her campaign Saturday, March 1 at Penrose on Grand at...
Stockton’s City Planning Commission on Feb. 13 approved an 82-unit project by unanimous decision, to serve the elderly low-income and special needs population. Located on the...
The workshop series, “A Model Built on Faith and Community,” kicks off its 2014 schedule with a new workshop, “The Social Justice Tipping Point: How Involving...
Oakland has its fair share of violent crimes but when it was reported last Thursday that 14-year-old Mario Tolliver Jr. had shot and killed his sister,...
Five Marin City pastors spoke on what the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday means to them during the local MLK celebration, held Monday, Jan. 20 at...
Rebuilding Together Solano County (RTSC), a nonprofit organization that helps low-income homeowners make their homes safe and comfortable through volunteer work, has partnered with sponsors Kaiser...
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