Tag: Oakland
Public Safety Committee Recommends Oakland Ban on Facial Recognition Software
The Oakland City Council’s Public Safety Committee has recommended approval of Council President Rebeca Kaplan’s proposal to ban facial recognition technology, which a researcher with...
Photos from 12th Annual Juneteenth Celebration
Oakland’s 12th Annual Juneteenth Celebration Takes the Town
Juneteenth Festival at Lake Merritt Eastshore
Four powerful grassroots organizations: Adamika Village; BOSS; Bishop Mack Eastman; and Akonadi Foundation are joining together to host Juneteenth at Lake Merritt Park on...
Oakland Mentoring Partners Go to Good Morning America
The relationship between a mentor and mentee is unique. It’s an asymmetric relationship built on understanding, trust, and altruism. It transcends a biological connection...
Opinion: Redevelopment of Henry J. Kaiser Center Must Not Ignore Community...
The Henry J. Kaiser (HJK) Convention Center redevelopment proposal is being fast-tracked by the city despite significant community concerns—including lack of affordability, an operational...
Oakland Native Earns Doctorate in Educational Leadership from USC
Dalvin Butler, an Oakland native and aspiring college administrator, recently graduated from the Rossier School of Education at University of Southern California (USC).
Butler, 27,...
Ford Presents Inaugural Ford Gives Back (FGB) Freedom Award to The...
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Officials and Community Groups Call for Audit of County Sheriff’s Office
The Alameda County Sheriff’s Office and the County Board of Supervisors are facing a growing furor from Oakland residents and community groups demanding an...
Elizabeth Warren at Laney College May 31
2020 Presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren will host a town hall meeting in Oakland on Friday, May 31 as she builds a movem,ent for 2020.
Doors...
City Changes Building Codes to Allow Tuff Sheds without Heat or...
The Oakland City Council has taken a first step in codifying building standards currently used for Tuffshed encampments, approving housing facilities for the homeless that...
