California Attorney General Rob Bonta drew his support for a multi-state effort to hold the gun industry accountable in times of gun violence. Bonta joined 17...
Former Oakland Assemblymember Sandré Swanson authorized his campaign committee’s filing of paperwork to open his account to run for the new California Senate 7th District. Following...
When I heard that the Oakland Post was publishing a notice of a rally for D.A. Pamela Price at the Alameda County Courthouse Sunday, April 23...
The community-wide demand to save HNU is growing stronger and more organized. A new coalition, “Reclaim Holy Names,” was scheduled to hold an online town hall...
In a media release, the union announced that voting began on Monday: “Instead of negotiating a fair contract for the safe, stable, and racially-just schools our...
On March 28, one day after three children and three adults were shot at the Covenant School, a Christian elementary school in Nashville, Tenn., the California...
On March 26th, 2023, between 9:13 pm and 9:20 pm, a victim (female in her 20’s) was grabbed from behind, pulled into a parking lot, and...
Former crime victims and community leaders are holding a rally supporting newly elected District Attorney Pamela Price on Sunday, April 23, at 4:00 p.m. in downtown...
When civil rights attorney Pamela Price decided to run for Alameda County District Attorney, her life was already the personification of poet Langston Hughes’ famous poem...
The printed Weekly Edition of the Oakland Post: Week of April 19 - 25, 2023
Congresswoman Barbara Lee (CA-12), Co-Chair of the Pro-Choice Caucus, released the following statement on Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk’s decision in Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine et al v....
Since it happened over the Easter holiday, the parallel cannot be overlooked. Resurrection was in the air. Just five days after his political death, Oakland native...
In a big blow to health insurance in the U.S., a federal judge has ruled that insurers no longer have to pay for preventive care services...
In a city struggling under the weight of a federal injunction that prevents removal of tent encampments because of a shortage of shelter beds, one might...
The California Black Chamber of Commerce (CBCC) is joining hands with state government to help narrow the Golden State’s Digital Divide for nearly two million houses...
Last week, the White House approved major disaster support for California’s recovery from a series of severe storms that have battered the state. According to a...
Although California Senate Bill 357 was intended to alleviate arrests of willing sex workers under anti-loitering laws, it opened up a Pandora’s box loophole that hinders...
The City Manager’s Office, Economic Development, Environmental and Health Initiatives Division encourages residents to attend Community Budget Meetings hosted by the Finance Department. During these meetings,...
Vice President Kamala Harris’ historic trip to Africa continued with the launch of global initiatives on the economic empowerment of women, totaling more than $1 Billion....
Food security advocates, policymakers, and others had been warning of the dire consequences to those most in need if Congress chose to halt the extra allotments...
The 14th Annual Powerful Woman of the Bay Luncheon was held at Scott’s Pavilion in Jack London Square on March 30. The event celebrated women that...
Oakland Congresswoman Barbara Lee, who's also running for the United States Senate seat presently held by Dianne Feinstein, blasted the Tennessee House Republicans for voting to...
The printed Weekly Edition of the Oakland Post: Week of April 12 - 18, 2023
For the second time in as many years, Gov. Gavin Newsom is pushing for major reform of California's mental health system, this time by overhauling the...
Don’t be fooled by the Republican spin. The historic indictment, arrest and arraignment in New York City of the twice-impeached former President Donald J. Trump was...