The following are some of the outpouring of statements on Facebook from Oakland residents following the news that former Congressman, Oakland Mayor and Berkeley City Councilmember...
Ron Dellums, a progressive political giant who was born in West Oakland and represented the East Bay in Congress for 27 years and later served as...
(Left to right) Councilmember Lynette McElhaney, Issa Pointer, Ruth Pointer, Sadako Pointer, and Mayor Libby Schaaf celebrate 18 years of Art + Soul and honor the...
Community activists and others are raising concerns about whether the latest affordable housing proposals backed by Mayor Libby Schaaf’s administration would even make a dent in the wave of...
By Charles Blackwell Alan Laird who once operated Expressions Art Gallery in downtown Oakland, and would also visit inmates on death row at San Quinten Prison...
(L to R) – Taj Tashombe, Vice President of External Affairs for the Oakland A’s, Detra Paige, Director of Alumni and Family Relations for the Oakland...
By Lauren Richardson and James Burch An Oakland #SayHerName vigil was called Monday, July 23, by the Community Ready Corps (CRC) and the Anti Police-Terror Project...
“It is easy to break down and destroy. The heroes are those who make peace and build.” – Nelson Mandela While the world was celebrating Nelson...
Deputy Chief Leronne Armstrong Mayor Libby Schaaf’s administration and the Oakland Police Department are facing questions about whether they have a serious plan to end racial...
By M.C. Blakeman Echoing the call for a moral force to resuscitate the heart of America that he sounded at the 2016 Democratic National Convention, Rev....
