Helen Brooks, who recently celebrated her 104th birthday, says her biggest joy has been family, watching her children grow up. Born on June 12, 1909 in...
By Ken A. Epstein Thanks to years of efforts by Councilmembers Larry Reid and Desley Brooks and outspoken community members, the City of Oakland has begun...
“City staff’s unprecedented take of funds is far beyond the guidelines that are set forth in Department of Labor standards” Agnes Ubalde replaced Bryan Parker as...
AIM passes but OUSD fails state audits The wait is almost over for parents, students and teachers at American Indian Model School (AIM), whose future hangs...
By Post Staff Mills Grove Christian Church is working to develop a community garden, “Common Ground,” on an empty lot owned by the church at 5410...
By Babatunde Harrison When Kofi Sampeney Bonner, Jr., 17, became a senior at Northgate High School in Walnut Creek, he started searching for a college where...
By Gretchen Kell, UC Berkeley Media Relations [captionid=”attachment_26834″align=”alignleft” width=”300″] Father and son at 2013 California Men’s Colony Father’s Day event. Photo by Sister Teresa Lynch.[/caption] Spending...
By Spencer Whitney Sydney Nycole Reeves, a 21-year-old singer and songwriter from Berkeley, has been working hard to build her brand in the Bay Area.Her blend...
By Terri Schlichenmeyer The Bookworm Sez Nobodylistensto a thing you say. Grown-ups are always telling you to hush, be quiet, don’t yell, and always use your...
By Benjamin Todd Jealous Seventeen dedicated activists were arrested for civil disobedience on April 29 at the North Carolina General Assembly as they protested attacks on...