Kamala Harris returned to her birth place to kick off her campaign for the US presidency with some hometown flair. The Clouds cleared for a rally...
While special education support staff in the Oakland Unified School District (OUSD) broadly back the Oakland Education Association’s (OEA) proposed strike and its demands to increase...
Senator Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) announced this week that she will be running for president in 2020. The theme of Harris’ campaign will be “For the people,”...
Martin Luther King, Jr.’s birthday is a day off for many—but in Oakland, it’s a day on for service and activism. A Day of Activism By...
Pressure is mounting as Oakland teachers and their supporters push for decreased class sizes, a 12 percent pay increase for educators, the hiring of more counselors,...
A group of community leaders and activists came together Thursday to call on the state to increase funding for Oakland public schools and to end the...
By Ken Epstein Families and teachers from Roots International Academy, supported by hundreds of teachers and community members, shut down the Board of Education meeting...
ATLANTA VOICE — California Sen. Kamala Harris announced Monday that she will run for president in 2020
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The California Democrat, who promised reporters that she’d ponder the decision over the holidays, is now expected to make a formal announcement on...
SAN FRANCISCO BAY VIEW — Over the past 14 years, Living Jazz has provided FREE music education to Oakland public elementary schools serving high percentages of...
Oakland, CA – Stephen Curry did it again! Not only did he debut his new sneaker, “Curry 6”, Curry thanked fans with a free concert at...
Saturday, Dec. 1 in Oakland was the inaugural book signing for “Eerie Silence,” author Dr. Ammar Saheli’s first published book. Director, Minister and CEO of Saheli7...
The following is the third part of a series profiling the new report from the Dellums Institute/Just Cities for the Housing and Dignity Project led by...
Students at Oakland High School had a special visitor in Rev. Jesse Jackson on Friday, Nov. 30. Speaking at a student leadership class, he said, “Learning...
Free Brown, founder of Hope Task Force, isn’t waiting until ground breaks for the tiny houses for the homeless. They need services now, and the Hope...
The Oakland City Council, bypassing opportunities for public input, rushed this week to approve a Schaaf administration agreement with the Oakland Police Officers Association (OPOA) that...
Geoffrey’s Inner Circle owner Geoffrey Pete chats with one of the volunteer as they prepare to feed needy families and homeless people on Thanksgiving Day. As...
School board members Shanthi Gonzales, Nina Senn, Jumoke Hinton Hodge and Aimee Eng. The Oakland Unified School District’s Board of Education is moving ahead with a...
Alan Dones Oakland’s skyline is changing. There are 8,600 new housing units under development. The largest new development is the 40-story tower under construction at the...
Pastor Harold Mayberry, the Senior Pastor at FAME (front) with Oakland police officers and members of the FAME community. Oakland’s First African Methodist Episcopalian Church, located...
They’ve made you laugh, they’ve made you cry but whatever they have done, they did it together as a married couple; David and Tamela Mann. From...
City Councilmembers this week took the “first step” to implement the “2018 Oakland Equity Indicators Report,” a recent study that provides data on racial disparities experienced...
The repeal of Costa-Hawkins has not passed on the state ballot this midterm election. Proposition 10 would have repealed the statewide Costa-Hawkins Rental Housing Act, which...
Mayor Libby Schaaf easily won reelection this week, while the victory of three new representatives to the City Council could mean a shift in power dynamics...
Marlo Rodriguez is not a typical candidate. Her background is not political science or law. She is a registered nurse. She is running for City Council...
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