PASADENA JOURNAL — It is typical this time of year to prepare a list of resolutions for the coming year.
SAN FRANCISCO BAY VIEW — Whether you ask a parent, a teacher or even a college student like me, creating a better world for kids is...
Dr. Willie P. Blair, BAPAC State Interim President. Photo by Steve Peterson Photography. The Black American Political Association of California (BAPAC) elected a new interim president...
The first year of community college will be free for thousands of California students under a bill signed by Gov. Jerry Brown. The signing announced October...
Protect tenants by repealing the Costa Hawkins Act By Gloria Bruce We are in a housing crisis of epic proportions: rents have spiraled out of control,...
The University of California has announced new system wide procedures for responding to alleged sexual harassment by faculty and staff that provide greater transparency, consistency and...
Attorney General Xavier Becerra has released the 2016 edition of the California Department of Justice (DOJ) Hate Crime in California report. The report’s findings: Over the...
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The fight for decent education in Oakland for all the students, not just those who are from privileged backgrounds, stretches back for decades. We need...
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is readying a fraud prevention initiative that removes Social Security numbers from Medicare cards to help combat identity...
Driving near Monterey, California, recently, I stopped at a roadside stand to buy some freshly-picked strawberries. May is high season for California strawberries, and the fields...
The Greenlining Institute brought its 24th annual Economic Summit to the organization’s new hometown of Oakland April 14. At a moment when communities of color are...
A coalition of labor, economic justice, community-based, and civil liberties organizations are supporting lawmakers’ unveiling of details to reform California’s money bail system – a system...
People of color own nearly half of California businesses but get only 3 percent of contracts In the most diverse state in America, the 10 largest...
By Chad Terhune, California Healthline Republicans are touting their health plan as the right medicine for ailing insurance markets across the country, from Arizona to Tennessee....
State Senator Bill Dodd (D-Napa) has introduced a bill to help meet California’s teacher shortage by allowing community college districts to offer teacher credentialing programs. “As...
By Anna Gorman, California Healthline Legislation to be introduced in the state Senate Friday would set California on a path toward the possible creation of...
On Tuesday, President Donald Trump issued a freeze on all new grants and contracts awarded to states through the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). This...
By Manny Otiko/California Black Media Although Gov. Jerry Brown say that California is projected to face a $1. 6 billion shortfall next summer, Democrats,...
By Sarah D. Wire, LA Times Before friends and family in a packed chamber, Kamala Harris was sworn in as California’s newest U.S....
For families and individuals facing eviction in California, troubles rarely cease after a court hearing – even if the tenants win their case and aren’t evicted....
Former Assemblymember Sandré Swanson, who is running for State Senate, and Rebecca Kaplan, who is running for reelection as Oakland City Councilmember-at-Large, have announced they are...
Former Assemblymember Sandré Swanson, who is running for State Senate District 9, is examining the way state laws undermine the availability of affordable housing in the...
Experts, advocates and lawmakers gathered on Tuesday to discuss changes to California’s bail system, which often requires defendants to pay a fee upfront in order to...
The Oakland City Council voted unanimously on Tuesday to support a resolution urging state lawmakers and Governor Jerry Brown to repeal or modernize the Costa-Hawkins Rental...