California State Controller Malia Cohen announced last week that she will chair a “statewide multi-agency task force charged with developing audit criteria and best practices for...
On Sept. 12, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced the state is making a $267,118,293 investment to combat organized retail crime. This sum represents the largest-ever single investment...
On Monday morning, community leaders including representatives from the Oakland NAACP chapter held a press conference at Acts Full Gospel Church to discuss their response to...
As the rate of hate crimes continues to increase in California, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced additional funding, resources and guidance designed to protect impacted residents. Allocations...
The printed Weekly Edition of the Oakland Post: Week of September 27 - October 3, 2023
On Sept. 9, elected officials, community leaders and concerned citizens took to the streets of Watts in South Los Angeles to march against gun violence in...
Jose Alejandro Zavala Aguilar was a vibrant, charismatic 27-year-old. On the evening of Nov. 18, 2020, Jose was brutally murdered in the 5700 block of Trask...
Michael Rains, attorney for the Vallejo Police Officers' Association, said that "several credible sources" have told him that Detective Jarrett Tonn's termination has been overturned in...
The printed Weekly Edition of the Oakland Post: Week of September 20 - 26, 2023
The printed Weekly Edition of the Oakland Post: Week of September 13 - 19, 2023
The printed Weekly Edition of the Oakland Post: Week of September 6 - 12, 2023
The printed Weekly Edition of the Oakland Post: Week of August 30 - September 5, 2023
Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao, just back from a Vietnam trade mission, spoke at a press conference this week to discuss the results of her international meetings...
On a week that an ex-president is arrested and arraigned for an historic fourth time, one must wonder what kind of leader the American public really...
The printed Weekly Edition of the Oakland Post: Week of August 23 - 29, 2023
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The printed Weekly Edition of the Oakland Post: Week of August 9 - 15, 2023
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The printed Weekly Edition of the Oakland Post: Week of July 26 - August 1, 2023
Van Jones, the former director of Oakland’s Ella Baker Center, acts as our surrogate when he appears on the mostly white CNN news panels. So, when...
The printed Weekly Edition of the Oakland Post: Week of July 19 - 25, 2023
This week, Trump’s attorneys unveiled their legal strategy — delay at any cost — intended to make sure that the trial in what should be an...
The California Black Women's Collective Empowerment Institute (CABWCEI) is launching a statewide effort called “Conversations for Black Women — Building an Economic Action Plan Tour” in...
The printed Weekly Edition of the Oakland Post: Week of July 12 - 18, 2023
Reminiscent of the Black Lives Matter protests over police killings of unarmed citizens in the U.S., France has been in the throes of national unrest in...