Oakland City Councilmember-At-Large, Rebecca Kaplan has advanced important region-leading innovative projects, such as the civilian crisis responder program (known as MACRO), new zero-emission hydrogen fuel cell...
“This past year, California has been able to move 58,000 individuals off our streets and into the housing and treatment they desperately needed,” said California Governor...
Conducted in partnership with six grass-roots organizations, the first of the two-day sessions will be on January 27 and 28, 2022. The virtual meetings will begin...
These depressing findings were recorded in a poll conducted by the Jobs and Housing Coalition (JHC) between October 16 and 18. They mark an all-time high...
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and the Delta variant have fundamentally changed many of our lives, the way we live and the manner in which we interact...
During the final week before the October 10 deadline for signing bills passed by the state Legislature this year, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed 46 bills supporting...
“This is huge news that will make a significant positive difference in the lives of Californians,” said Gonzalez said in a news release. “Enacting SB 4...
Located in the Mission and South of Market neighborhoods, the buildings will provide space for 26 adults to live in a community setting with access to...
Other programs offered include foster care and adoption services that match children with families; vocational and employment programs for youth and young adults, and special education...
City Administration must implement Civilian Crisis Responders Program and keep planned community advisory board
Services include criminal record expungement for some marijuana-related crimes; job training and placement help; mental health treatment; addiction services; housing placement and more.
Through this effort to meet the critical needs of this often under-resourced but high-risk population, 16 part-time African American crisis counselors and three administrators with diverse...
Problems plaguing people affected by domestic violence are often compartmentalized when law enforcement officers – as well as criminal justice and social welfare authorities -- try...
Millions of students are returning to in-person classes at California’s public schools, amid parents and teachers’ fears about the inability to vaccinate children under 12 and...
Millions of California students, teachers, administrators are returning to school this week.
HAD’s mission is to stop this cycle of abuse in its tracks because studies have shown that children who witness abuse are more likely to perpetuate...
Mayor London N. Breed, the San Francisco Department of Public Health (DPH), and the San Francisco Fire Department launched on August 2 a new Street Overdose...
Two-year budget funds City priorities in supporting a sustained and equitable economic recovery and addressing critical issues that include homelessness, public safety, behavioral health, and youth...
As part of the Breed’s budget investments, San Francisco will create over 400 new treatment beds, a 20% expansion
The main office is located at 9925 International Blvd., Oakland, CA, 94603 and they can be reached by calling 510-777-1177.
However, on most issues in the survey, Democrats and Republicans generally disagreed. One notable issue was whether schools should spend more time teaching about the causes...
The budget amendment comes from state Sen. Nancy Skinner (D-Berkeley), and was announced in a June 26 news release issued by the office of Nikki Fortunato-Bass,...
Their mission statement highlights that through sharing their lived experiences, members of Black Men Speaks and Men of Color “promote self and communal wellness, recovery, and...
Arguing that appropriating billions of dollars alone will not ensure action, community organizations and parents from Los Angeles and Oakland are asking an Alameda County Superior...
Out of the 20 mass shootings and violent attacks since March 1st, one very distressing element stands out—a number of the attacks were carried out by...