League members Linda McClain, Lois Corrin, and Julie Chang saying “thank you” to David Thigpen, Director of undergrad journalism at UC, after his presentation Sunday at...
Oakland’s demographics are changing. Join the Oakland Mayor’s Commission on Aging for a series of Community Presentation & Listening Sessions to find out how you, your...
Aisha Dew, who rose to prominence managing Vi Lyles’ successful campaign to become the first African-American woman Mayor of Charlotte, NC, has joined the Cat Brooks...
Equity Allies for OUSD, a group of local parents and community members, is holding a forum on issues facing Oakland public school families, Saturday, Sept. 29,...
Every 11 seconds an older adult is treated in an emergency room for a fall-related injury that can lead to costly hospitalization, extensive rehabilitation, and social...
When the words “Black Panther” are used, in recent memory, many people connect this with the recent blockbuster movie that was set in the fictional African...
Dylan and Sydney Ross with mom, Piper Dellums as they receive a pin from Rafael Jesús González, Berkeley Poet Laureate. Sunday, September 9 was lovely—a gentle...
The following op-ed was written by members of the Homeless Advocacy Working Group, James Vann and John Kirkmire, who criticize Mayor Libby’s plan to build install...
By Jovanka Beckles & Rebecca Kaplan We write as leaders who have endorsed Pamela Price for Mayor, and who have endorsed Cat Brooks for Mayor, to urge...
Mayoral Candidate Pamela Price (standing second from left) with a group of volunteers who helped clean Oakland steets. “We need to stop the illegal dumping...
Volunteers, making phone calls and talking to voters, join Desley Brooks’ campaign for re-election to Oakland City Council for District 6. The Oakland Post endorses Desley...
Assistant Pastor Jaqueline Thompson provided opening remarks at the mayoral forum on Sept. 19. Photo by Sue Taylor. Mayoral Candidate Saied Karamooz raised a point that...
Oakland resident Georgia Taylor will celebrate her 101st birthday on Sept. 13. Born in Tulsa, Oklahoma to parents Monroe and Pearlie Younger, she is one of...
This week, the City of Oakland released a new Cultural Plan, its first in thirty years. Titled “Belonging in Oakland: A Cultural Development Plan,” the document...
Gema Quetzal Cardena is interviewed by Sacramento TV station, KCRA. Oakland Unified School District senior Gema Quetzal Cardenas has been sworn in as the sole student...
Councilwoman Desley Brooks has refused to take a position on whether or not the city should adopt a policy which is called a “Project Labor Agreement”...
Oakland mayoral candidate Cat Brooks announced this week that her campaign contributions have surpassed $100,000 in grassroots donations. “Oakland is ready for leadership that can unite...
Parents and teachers protest last school year against cuts to programs and layoffs at school sites. Photo by Ken Epstein. The State of California is set...
Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf has promised to expedite funding for a faith-based proposal to utilize church parking lots for tiny homes and safe car parking for...
Left to right: Alicia Jones,Jordan Hicks, Che’ron Mize, Imani Packwood Scott,Freda Jackson,Ester Westbrook,Tonya Berry, Rev. Ora Hicks (Minister Tree Of Life) Pastor Phyllis Scott( Founding Pastor,...
By Friends of the Public Bank of Oakland The public banking Feasibility Study commissioned by the City of Oakland was released to the City Council and the...
The East Oakland Congress of Neighborhoods holds a Town Hall meeting Aug. 29 at Allen Temple Baptist Church to build community power to fight the toxic...
By Eric Arnold The Mercury News (August 12, 2018) reports that as a candidate Libby Schaaf promised that 28 percent of the housing built in Oakland...
Marco Senghor, owner of Bissap Baobab, is charged with obtaining citizenship illegally. He has pleaded not guilty. Photo courtesy of Mission Local Marco Senghor, owner of...
Carroll Fife, a longtime Oakland activist, speaks at a rally in support of proposition 10, the Affordable Housing Act, which would repeal the 1995 Costa-Hawkins Rental...
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