Many probate judges are apathetic and have abandoned their sacred duty to protect vulnerable elders and families seeking fair distribution of assets upon the demise of...
You are the best kid… at something. You can run the fastest. You can jump the highest. You’re the best skipper, the best hopper, or...
President Obama’s historic trip to Havana, Cuba — the first American president to visit since Calvin Coolidge in 1928 — opens the door to a new...
The public is invited to attend Interdenominational Ministerial Alliance Ecumenical Good Friday Service, “The Seven Last Words of Jesus,” Friday, March 25 at noon at First...
Akilah Johnson is the first African American to have her art work chosen for Google. She has earned $30,000 towards college and $50,000 for her...
The Ephesian Church of God in Christ in Berkeley has selected Bishop Johnathan D. Logan Sr. as the church’s new pastor and the Northern California Second...
By Lauren Camera, US News Charter schools suspend students at a much higher rate than non-charter schools, some of which have suspension rates north of...
By Ned MacKay The welcome rains of March herald the start of a likely beautiful wildflower season in the regional parks and other open spaces....
By Jonathan Morales, SFSU News If computer scientists and engineers join forces, can they build a better prosthetic arm, one that could even, say, play...
The Apple case is a matter of deep personal concern to me—given the surveillance of civil rights organizations. The terrorists win when we allow fear to...
Assemblymember Tony Thurmond (D-Richmond) recently honored Toody Maher, an artist, inventor and entrepreneur, of Richmond as the 15th Assembly District Woman of the Year. “I...
Community members, local businesses, faith and public agencies held a rally Thursday, March 17 in front of Richmond City Hall, calling on the university Chancellor Nicholas...
By Lynda Carson “Fair and Affordable Richmond” on Saturday kicked off a signature gathering campaign to place a Rent Control and Just Cause Eviction Protection...
Bernie Sanders has named a new Native American advisor to his presidential campaign. Tara Houska is a tribal rights attorney, as well as an environmental...
By Kenneth Braswell (@fathersincorp) I said I wasn’t going to cry; yet, I did. Last night I waited with anxiety for the airing of Blackish. This...
Courtesy of Richmond Standard Starting Wednesday, March 16, nonprofits serving Richmond and North Richmond can apply for grants ranging from $5,000 to $75,000. It’s...
The Port of Oakland is extending the deadline to apply for its 2016 Summer College Internship Program. The port is currently recruiting college and graduate level...
By Yasmin Anwar, UC Berkeley News Ben Bagdikian, former dean of the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism and award-winning journalist, author and media critic,...
By Colleen Flaherty, Inside Higher Ed Student protests at San Francisco State University in 1968 led to the creation of the College of Ethnic Studies...
As Barack Obama’s presidency counts down its last months, amid the raucous babble of the Republican presidential debate, people are beginning to realize how much we...
By Suzanne Leigh and Louise Chu, UCSF Vice President Joe Biden and his wife Jill Biden, PhD, visited UC San Francisco Saturday, Feb. 27 to...
By Sarah Varney, Kaiser Health News For years, Sybil Ammons was the director of nursing at Stewart County’s only hospital. Now, she’s the county coroner....
You can’t judge a book by its cover. Even so, we do it all the time: we see someone’s outside and think we know what’s...
The San Leandro Library is hosting a community celebration in honor of Women’s History Month, featuring author Kate Schatz and artist Miriam Klein Stahl. The...
A budding Richmond artist and illustrator who created the children’s book, “I Can’t,” has launched a project at a local elementary school where she teaches young...