Left to Right: State Senators Nancy Skinner and Scott Weiner and Assemblyman Rob Bonta speak at “Make It Fair” Proposition 13 reform townhall meeting Saturday Sept....
Oakland Councilmembers Rebecca Kaplan and Dan Kalb (standing behind Kaplan) spoke Tuesday at a rally in front of City Hall to demand legislation to increase tenant...
The Oakland City Council Finance Committee met on September 12th to discuss numerous items, including the call to establish the City’ Public Access Channel. Currently, Oakland has...
When independent filmmaker Shirah Dedman moved from the San Fernando Valley to Oakland, she asked herself: What happened to all the black people in Oakland?, a...
The 2016-2017 NBA Champions, the Golden State Warriors held their first media day ahead of the upcoming season last Saturday at their downtown Oakland facility. The...
As the Oakland Unified School District (OUSD) closes its books for 2016-17, staff is pinpointing some of the financial missteps that led to the district’s current...
St. Andrew Missionary Baptist Church in West Oakland is expanding its childcare program to provide 24/7 care. The program serves infants to 5-year-olds, offering full and...
Oakland is facing a public health crisis caused by illegal dumping, which has increased by 100 percent in the past five years. City employees are working...
Vivian Prater. Photo by Carla Thomas. Vivian Prater is a member of ARPB Toastmasters Club #8933, which serves the Bay Area, including Oakland, Berkeley, Emeryville, Alameda,...
Rev. Dr. George C.L. Cummings has been named regional executive director of Oakland Community Organizations (OCO). “OCO has a proud history of victories in the fight...
For their 1981 masters’ degree thesis project, U.C. Berkeley students Marlon Riggs and Pete Webster produced a 30-minute documentary film titled “Long Train Running” that traced...
The Oakland Public Library has appointed Susan D. Anderson, founder and principal at Memory House, as Interim Chief Curator at African American Museum & Library at...
A coalition of community groups has come together quickly to oppose a proposal to build a new A’ stadium adjacent to Laney College and Oakland Chinatown...
By La Clinica de La Raza The Sweet Influence of a Harmful Product and Addictive Habit. Research proves many smokers today get hooked at a young...
Oaklanders have the chance to “taste the rainbow” today thanks to Skittles super fan Marshawn Lynch. Ahead of the Oakland Raiders’ first home game, Oakland residents can...
Rupa Marya, M.D., a UCSF professor and co-founder of the #DoNoHarm Coalition, believes police violence must be addressed as a public health crisis. Grassroots efforts around...
Dialysis is a life-saving treatment for 66,000 Californians with kidney failure. However patient care is declining. Last Wednesday, 75 dialysis patients and allies rallied at DaVita...
The Fall 2017 revival season is upon us, and Allen Temple Baptist Church in East Oakland is determined to build community. Themed “Building Beloved Community”, the...
From the 1962 Northern California High School Invitational Basketball Tournament program. McClymonds High School Warriors basketball team photo of 1962. Photo includes Joe Ellis, front row...
Local residents attend recent meeting against illegal dumping. Some of the major community organizations in Oakland have joined together as the East Oakland Congress of Neighborhoods...
Front row – from left to right: Paul Cobb, Antonio McCormick, Unree Harrell, Glen Stafford, John Guillen, Wendy Fox-Rankin, Emani Brown, Joyce Crosby, Mayor Libby Schaff;...
By Brotherhood of Elders Network In many ways our country is at a historical crossroads—will we land on the right side of history? The current Deferred...
By Dr. Mickey Frazier Sr. If you ask any of the officials about the status of the planned 65,000-seat, domed football stadium in Las Vegas, they will...
“Is there an individual, business or organization that has made a difference in the quality of life in your community, workplace or church? If so, let...
From left to right: Former Oakland City Manager Henry Gardner, longtime member of First Presbyterian Church of Oakland, author Martha C. Taylor, food ministry leader Bill...
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