The Oakland Juneteenth Community Picnic is the city’s largest such event and takes place in the Arroyo Viejo Park. “I think it’s important to remember and...
The Oakland City Council this week approved a contract to complete a “Race and Gender Disparity Study for the City of Oakland,” a decision for which...
The Greenlining Institute has announced its strong opposition to the nomination of former OneWest Bank CEO Joseph Otting to be Comptroller of the Currency. Greenlining noted...
Councilmember Desley Brooks (left) with winners of the Urban Debate National Championship, Christine Harris and Malachi Ambrose. Photo by Ken Epstein. Two Skyline High School students,...
Three City Councilmembers sponsored a very successful forum in February in support of the Public Bank of Oakland. So far, although no opposition arguments have been...
Gayle Mackey, a long-time Oakland Unified School District employee, died on May 6. She was 65 An administrative assistant in the district for over 20 years,...
Teresa Watanabe, Los Angeles Times Three Northern California men, including one of Oakland’s largest landlords, were convicted Friday of creating a massive bid-rigging scheme to scoop...
Members of the City Council and community leaders are joining forces to push the City of Oakland to respond to the rapid rise in commercial rents...
Richmond Main Street Initiative is celebrating the return of Celebrate Downtown, an annual campaign consisting of special events in downtown Richmond. First up is Healthy Village...
“Degrees of Visibility,” an unprecedented photographic survey of the US prison system by Ashley Hunt, opens Friday, June 9 at the Eric Quezada Center for Culture...