Oakland teachers, parents and students who are dedicated to maintaining and improving their schools are increasingly finding themselves in conflict with a school district leadership that...
Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf and former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa were keynote speakers this week at a $250-a-person election fundraiser for Great Oakland (GO) Public...
Sacramento, CA – As teams get better the Kings are falling further behind in the playoff race. What appeared to be an easy task has become...
A front-page article published recently in the New York Times examines the battle in Oakland over the growing power of corporate-backed charter schools, which the Times...
By Damian Trujillo, NBC Bay Area A San Jose police officer who was fired last year after sending what some called racists tweets is back...
You know your own mind. After thinking things through, you have your opinions and while you’re willing to listen to what others say, you’re also...
By: Angela Bronner Helm Tech giant Google announced last Friday that its philanthropic arm would be donating $1 million to Bryan Stevenson’s Alabama-based non-profit, Equal...
By Lee Hildebrand Shirley Scott reigned as Queen of the Jazz Organ from the time she joined tenor saxophonist Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis’s combo in 1956...
By Paul Rockwell Paul Robeson is a legendary figure in American history. He was not only a famous scholar, athlete, linguist, singer and actor, but...
The San Francisco Business Times has reported on a new plan to build up to 800 units near Richmond BART Station as part of the Richmond...