The family-owned business, Uncle Willie’s Original BBQ and Fish, located at 614 14th St. in downtown Oakland, has served local clientele for decades but has been...
The printed Weekly Edition of the Oakland Post: Week of July 5 - 11, 2023
When Dr. Laura Dean Head left this earth, she left her estate to the person who had been the most loving to her, Zakiya Folami Jendayi....
Westside residents and small business owners rallied Tuesday in support of Mayor London Breed’s public safety budget proposal that is currently before the Board of Supervisors,...
The California Hawaii State Conference of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (CA/HI NAACP) held its 11th annual Legacy Hall of Fame induction...
The printed Weekly Edition of the Oakland Post: Week of June 28 - July 1, 2023
The 49ers Foundation is accepting nominations for the 2023 Teachers of the Game program presented by Chevron. Winning educators receive two tickets and a parking pass...
The State of California has approved the County of Marin’s plan to meet housing needs through 2032 and comply with state housing policies. The California Department...
Gov. Gavin Newsom Saturday afternoon issued a proclamation declaring "Juneteenth National Freedom Day: A Day of Observance" in the state of California. California will celebrate Juneteenth...
Losing income is the No. 1 reason Californians end up homeless -- and the vast majority of them say a subsidy of as little as $300...
The City of Richmond hopes to acquire the Motel 6 near Civic Center Plaza in order to convert the hotel into permanent supportive housing for people...
On Juneteenth, there was a lesson for everyone in America when pro-slavery forces couldn’t prevent all of the U.S. from getting the truth. Never give up...
The printed Weekly Edition of the Oakland Post: Week of June 21 - 27, 2023
A coalition of community volunteers distributed free meals to the unsheltered at the intersection of High Street and International Boulevard on June 10. It showed what...
Council President Nikki Fortunato Bas, joined by members of the Oakland Council’s Budget Team, this week released amendments to the city’s 2023-2025 Proposed Budget. At its...
The California Reparations Task Force to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African Americans will hold its last in-person meeting on June 29 in Sacramento. The...
Two bills aimed at equipping K-12 students with the ability to discern between accurate and false news -- and teach them media literacy, more broadly –...
With the board unable to reach a decision on appointing a new member, the Alameda County Office of Education recently stepped in, ordering an election in...
The printed Weekly Edition of the Oakland Post: Week of June 14 - 20, 2023
The events begin with the first of the summer season of Hayward Chamber of Commerce- presented Thursday street parties—with this party being produced in partnership with...
It was on June 19, 1865, two and a half years after President Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation had become official, Major General Gordon Granger and his regiment...
The printed Weekly Edition of the Oakland Post: Week of June 7 - 13, 2023
Through their global network of nearly 300 schools, Big Picture Learning activates their core initiatives by encouraging 6 healthy habits of proper nutrition, movement, healthy relationships,...
The printed Weekly Edition of the Oakland Post: Week of May 31 - June 6, 2023
City Council chambers were full for the May 17 Planning Commission hearing, and almost all the 40 speakers who had signed up to make presentations talked...