‘Tenant Opportunity to Purchase’ Ordinance Proposed by Councilmember Nikki Bas

Inspired by Moms 4 Housing mothers, District 2, Oakland councilmember Nikki Fortunato Bas introduced the Tenant Opportunity to Purchase Act (TOPA) at the City Council’s rules...

Oakland A’s Moving Closer to Ballpark Approval

A’s President Dave Kaval told the Post that he wants the upcoming February meeting, that was set by residents who have participated in the Community Benefits...

Oak Street Tuff Shed Site Opens, As City Clears Webster Street Unhoused Community

The City of Oakland on Wednesday evicted a group of seven unhoused people who lived along Webster Street and in between 5th and 6th streets, then...

Former California Assemblymember Sandré R. Swanson Endorses Mike Bloomberg

Millennials Wonder About the Connection Between the Church and Voting

Many millennials wonder how Christianity fits into the political process and what churches are doing, especially in this important election season. Lanard McClindon, 31, entrepreneur and...

Dorothy Lee Bolden: Uniting Domestic Workers

Dorothy Lee Bolden’s first experience with domestic work was at the age of nine where she earned $1.25 per week. Alabama-born Bolden (1923–2005), alongside her mother,...

Gov. Gavin Newsom Appoints African American Woman to Lead Government Operations

Last week, Gov. Gavin Newsom appointed Yolanda Richardson, 49, secretary of the Government Operations Agency. Sacramento insiders call it  “GovOps” for short. If the state Senate...

Major Housing Bill Dies in State Senate

After a two-hour debate last Wednesday, the state senate voted 18 to 15 to reject SB 50, a housing zoning bill Sen. Scott Wiener D-San Francisco)...

Miscarriage: An Unspoken Taboo

The holidays bring up a myriad of feelings. Amongst them are joy, anxiety, excitement, and loss. Many people reminisce and others dream about their wishes for...

Kaplan Proposes Law to Protect Police Commissioners From Official ‘Intimidation and Harassment’

Reacting to reports that the City Administration secretly spent $50,000 to hire an outside contractor to investigate a member of the Oakland Police Commission, City President...

Advocates for Unhoused Residents Protest Eviction Lawyer

A small group of advocates for unhoused residents gathered outside of The Evictors and The Law Offices of Alan J Horwitz on Monday Jan. 27 to...

The Multicultural Children’s Bookstore Celebrated Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

The Multicultural Children’s Bookstore celebrated Martin Luther King, Jr. day along with thousands of others around the country. The occasion kicked off the bookstore’s own January...

The North & Greater Richmond Blues Foundation, Inc. Hosts First Networking Event “A Gathering of Like-Minds” (Part 1)

On Saturday, Jan. 18,  The North & Greater Richmond Blues Foundation, Inc. held its first networking event “A Gathering of Like-Minds” (Part 1) at their offices...

Skinner’s Bill Would Raise the Age to be Tried as an Adult

Sen. Nancy Skinner, D-Berkeley this week introduced Senate Bill 889, which would raise the age at which young people in California are automatically tried as adults...

New Book on the Historic SF State Strike: ‘Black Student Leaders Analyze the Movement They Led’

Before 1968, California colleges were pretty much all white.   A courageous group of young Black people decided that this was unacceptable, and they were going...

Free Workshop for Those Coping with Mental Illness and/or Substance Abuse in the Family

It is only when we experience mental illness in the family that we learn how little we understand about it and how little we know about...

Time to Ring Census Alarm Bell, Advocates Warn Congress

With the United States about to begin its monumental task of counting everybody in the country once every 10 years, the House Oversight Committee held a...

Tangie Leverett Becomes First Black President of Contra Costa Realtors Association

The Contra Costa Association of Realtors held its annual inaugural celebration at the Blackhawk Auto Museum in Danville on Jan. 11, 2020. Tangie Leverett was sworn...

Oakland A’s Shortstop Marcus Semien Reflects on MLK Day

On Nov. 2, 1983 former President Ronald Regan signed a bill making Martin Luther King Day a federal holiday effective 1986.  Twenty-five years later from that...

After Forcible, Armed Eviction by Local Law Enforcement, Moms 4 Housing Win a Victory

Homeless moms who were forcibly evicted from a vacant Oakland house where they lived for two months without permission from the home’s corporate owner, announced on...

Sixth Annual MLK March Led by Oakland Youth

  Thousands of people gathered at Frank Ogawa Plaza on Jan. 20 to participate in Oakland’s  6th annual March and Rally to Reclaim Martin Luther King...

Black Travelers Used ‘The Green Book’ to Navigate Jim Crow America

The discriminatory laws and practices of the Jim Crow era made traveling by car a dangerous experience for Black families. Travelers were denied access to basic...

Oakland Symphony Celebrates the Life of Kaiser Permanente Chairman & CEO Bernard J. Tyson

The Oakland Symphony will present a Celebration of the Life of Bernard J. Tyson & His Playlist on Friday, Jan. 24, at the Paramount Theater in...

Supervisor Wilma Chan: County Adopts Tobacco Retail License Ordinance

Supervisor Wilma Chan announced the adoption of an ordinance that bans certain tobacco products that encourage youth consumption in the County’s unincorporated areas and requires all...

Lynette McElhaney to Serve as New President of Black Elected Officials of the East Bay

Black Elected Officials (BEO) of the East Bay announced the election of Lynette Gibson McElhaney as the new President of the Board of Directors. The Oakland...