The Oakland City Council this week held a special tribute to Victor McElhaney – the son of Councilmember Lynette Gibson McElhaney – who was slain recently...
In celebration of the legacy César Chávez, the Oakland City Council this week recognized local community leaders who represent that legacy “through their leadership and community...
Funded by Measure A1 Affordable Housing Bond, Program expected to help over 350 households purchase their first homes in Alameda County On March 20, the Alameda...
District 6 Councilmember Loren Taylor celebrated March for Meals 2019 by delivering a meal to Mrs. Liz Gilmore, an 89-year-old meal recipient who is a longtime...
Oakland City Council President Rebecca Kaplan has called on Berkeley to refocus on identifying viable alternative sites for RVs, rather than immediately adopting a vote on...
The life of Victor McElhaney was celebrated in a homegoing on March 23, 2019, at Oakland’s Temple Hill auditorium where hundreds gathered in his name....
Members of the Oscar Grant family, Cephus “Uncle Bobby” Johnson and Beatrice “Aunt B X” Johnson went to Sacramento Monday to speak in the wake of...
Victor McElhaney, 21, was shot and killed in Los Angeles on March 10, 2019. His mother, District 3 Oakland City Councilmember Lynette McElhaney, released the following...
The following is an open letter to Oakland Police Department Chief Anne Kirkpatrick, Mayor Libby Schaaf, and City Administrator Sabrina Landreth. The Oakland Black Officers Association...
Parents at targeted schools are beginning to come together to demand the school district and the state halt the proposed closing of as many as 24...
Oakland firefighters are close to winning a pay raise from the City of Oakland, the result of a long and contentious negotiation period , which was...
Oakland Unified School District teachers have voted overwhelmingly to authorize a strike, “if necessary,” for higher wages, more counselors and school nurses, and against the school...
The City of San Leandro’s Senior Commission is hosting its second Coffee with the Commission on Thursday, Feb. 21 from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. The...
The Oakland Board of Education voted this week despite the opposition of hundreds of Roots students and families and their supporters. Parent leaders pledged to continue...
Mayor Tom Butt and Councilmember Eduardo Martinez, who both won re-election in November, and new councilmembers Nathaniel “Nat” Bates and Demnlus Johnson III were sworn in...
After an extensive recruitment process that yielded over 80 applicants, City Manager Jeff Kay announced that Elizabeth D. Warmerdam has been appointed to serve as San...
On Saturday, Jan. 5th, two days before being sworn into office, newly elected district two city council member Nikki Fortunato Bas held a lunchtime meeting both...
Rebecca Kaplan unanimously elected City Council President Oakland honored its newly elected city leaders this week at a swearing-in ceremony held in the City Council Chambers...
I am writing to share some good news about successes strengthening regional solidarity, including in dealing with the NFL, and, my thoughts, suggestions and intentions for...
Sheree Wright-Cox was recognized by the City Council of the City of Fremont as the first African-American female police officer in the city of Fremont....
Alameda County Supervisor Wilma Chan joined with Alameda city officials, homeless providers and community faith leaders to commemorate the opening of the Alameda Warming Shelter...
Oakland City Council will be sworn in to office, including three newly-elected members. Immediately after the swearing-in (which starts at 11 a.m.), the Council will...
On Friday, Dec. 14, Oakland City Council convened a special meeting to certify and declare the passage of Measure AA, the Oakland Children’s Initiative, despite the...
Richard Mitchell, the Richmond native who Mayor Tom Butt called “probably the best ever” director of the City of Richmond’s planning department, is set to retire...
At a meeting that lasted over eight hours, continuing from Tuesday evening until 2 a.m. Wednesday morning, community members and activists from the Anti Police-Terror Project,...
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