Just in case Black businesses in the state are not aware, the California Legislature recently passed the $100 billion California Comeback Plan. It is the biggest...
On April 5, 2021, the Oakland Cannabis Regulatory Commission unanimously voted to elect Chaney Turner to serve as its chairman.
Leaders Rally Around Long-term Solutions to Region’s Affordability Crisis
WAR volunteers say, in their upcoming messaging campaigns, they will explain to Californians what a recall election is, and why, in their opinion, there is a...
Oakland’s beloved educator and artist Kev Choice will serve as the online keynote speaker for Black Laney Love Day on August 18.
He loved to travel, read, promote science, technology and the environment, highlighting the accomplishments of African Americans in this country and throughout the African Diaspora.
Legal Services for Prisoners with Children (LSPC) in partnership with the grassroots group All of Us or None, will commemorate Black August at Lil' Bobby Hutton...
So far in Alameda County, there were 99,681 recorded COVID-19 cases, more than 2,500 more cases than last week, and 1,291 COVID deaths.
In this last month, Newsom will be blamed for everything from the fires (PG&E is a better culprit if Mother Nature isn’t good enough for you);...
This pandemic is not over. With the dangerous Delta variant spreading widely, low-income communities — especially Black and Brown communities—are still at risk of losing their homes and ending...
“This is more crucial now than ever because evictions will not only leave families without a roof over their head, it has the potential to worsen...
On August 2 residents will be relocated to a portion of the same East 12th Street remainder parcel and will stay on-site until the program opens....
The governor announced the policy during a press conference on July 26. He said all state employees and health care workers will either have to test...
Weber is California’s first African American Secretary of State and the fifth Black person to serve as a constitutional officer in the state’s 170-year history. She...
Executive Order No. N-29-20 relaxed provisions in California’s Bagley-Keene and Ralph Brown acts, allowing state, county and city government institutions to take their public meetings online.
Complain about the media representation of Oakland all you want. Last week, in the national media, Oakland was portrayed as a great place to live, work,...
The Alliance of Regional Collaboratives for Climate Adaptation (ARCCA), is conducting a series of seminars entitled “Building an Inclusive and Equitable Adaptation Movement.” Their recent seminar,...
With 1 in every 6 children facing hunger in the U.S., California is the first state to promise that every public school student -- all 6...
State officials announced July 26 that health care workers and state employees will now be required to get vaccinated against COVID-19 or get tested regularly if...
Under the state's previous rental assistance program, rent payments were capped at up to 80% of back rent owed. The new program will cover up to...
Last week, Newsom signed Senate Bill (SB) 156 into law. That legislation requires the state to make a multi-billion dollar investment into the construction of a...
Kamlager says her office used the Budget Act of 2021 to help fund local programs, including art, healthcare and housing initiatives. About $400 million of the...
Newsom disputes the current wave of retail theft issue is related to Prop. 47, claiming that the measure is an “easy scapegoat” for people who are...
The bill also creates new, robustly funded grants and partnerships to help states with clean-up and remediation efforts. To prevent future contamination, the bill introduces stricter...
The councilmembers of District 7 and District 6 joined with more than 2,500 neighborhood petitioners to condemn the less than one month notice.