As Oakland schools struggle with a rocky opening of the new school year amid a continuing pandemic that is spreading among students and teachers, the Board...
In an opinion issued August 13, the arbitrator found that the district violated that M.O.U. by failing to assign the vast majority of substitute teachers who had applied or attempted...
Advocates argue that health equity is about more than just access to health care. They say it begins when people have access to everything they need...
California law generally prohibits charging a price that exceeds, by more than 10%, the price a seller charged for an item before a state or local...
Oakland’s beloved educator and artist Kev Choice will serve as the online keynote speaker for Black Laney Love Day on August 18.
He loved to travel, read, promote science, technology and the environment, highlighting the accomplishments of African Americans in this country and throughout the African Diaspora.
The supervisors announced on August 11 that it is holding a special meeting on the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, Tuesday, August 17 at 10:00...
So far in Alameda County, there were 99,681 recorded COVID-19 cases, more than 2,500 more cases than last week, and 1,291 COVID deaths.
Immediately after Oakland and Berkeley reached the yellow tier of COVID-19 spread, as state restrictions like capacity limits lifted, and as the Delta variant continued to...
On August 2 residents will be relocated to a portion of the same East 12th Street remainder parcel and will stay on-site until the program opens....
Under the state's previous rental assistance program, rent payments were capped at up to 80% of back rent owed. The new program will cover up to...
Hours of engaging discourse, bolstered by a throng of community supporters who packed the virtual council meeting with back-to-back appeals, got their wish in a 6-0-2...
Alameda County is experiencing an increase in COVID-19 cases and increased circulation of the highly transmissible Delta variant.
Located in Oakland, the Family Violence Law Center (FVLC) served 2,673 survivors and provided legal support to 1,186 survivors across Alameda County during its last fiscal year, July 2019-June 2020.
Public health officials are partly attributing the recent spread of COVID-19 to the more contagious Delta variant of the virus, which recent data shows makes up about 35.6%...
Bao House’s second grand opening will be July 9 from 2:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Orders can be placed here: https://foodnome.com/menus/drdjy.
To learn more about the updates, visit https://covid-19.acgov.org/beyond-the-blueprint. The livestream for both Community Updates will be available on YouTube and recordings will be available after the events.
NBA legend Adonal Foyle presented Carr with an honorary basketball and thanked him for his dedication to the youth and community. “Armand is an all-around great...
O’Malley joined the District Attorney’s Office in September 1984 and became the first woman elected to the position of District Attorney, taking on the role in...
The African American Family Outreach Project’s mission is to bring together African American families who cope with serious mental illness and/or substance abuse in order to...
“It is based on a pop-up model. We mobilize with local folks who go door-to-door, hand-to-hand, face-to-face, peer-to-peer, asking questions about COVID. As we moved into...
True Vine Ministries Health & Wellness in conjunction with My Dr. Donna, LifeLong Medical, Alameda County Public Health, FEMA, and the CHP is assisting community members...
As chair of the Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Committee, I’m proud to report that the state Legislature, with assistance from the federal government, has now...
“In the midst of this COVID pandemic, strong unions are more important than ever, to make sure that working people in the city and county have...
"More black folks come out for testing when their neighbors knocked out their door and said, hey there is testing, you should come out."