Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao met with a group of concerned Bay Area residents at Manny’s, a civic event space in San Francisco, to discuss the most...
Oakland City Council held a meeting Tuesday evening to discuss an audit report of an abandoned city program that helped lower gun violence and is now...
Senate Bill (SB) 2, California’s controversial conceal-carry permit law that took effect Jan. 1, has been blocked for a second time now. SB 2 prohibits gun...
The California Endowment’s (TCE) mission is to expand access to affordable, high-quality health care for underserved individuals and communities, and to promote fundamental improvements in the...
By Carol Robinson AL.com This is another installment in The Birmingham Times/AL.com/CBS42 joint series, “Beyond the Violence: What Can Be Done to Address Birmingham’s Rising Homicide Rate?” Click here to...
Gang violence is raging in Deep East Oakland, also known as “Bossland,” where gun shots are heard daily, and recently, youth and the East Bay Panthers...
Condolences and tributes poured in from California’s Black community after the passing of U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein. Lawmakers, business leaders, and political service organizations expressed their...
Voting and elections have become the targets of threats and intimidation as the nation faces a proliferation of guns, more frequent gun violence, and fewer legal...
On Sept. 9, elected officials, community leaders and concerned citizens took to the streets of Watts in South Los Angeles to march against gun violence in...
Jose Alejandro Zavala Aguilar was a vibrant, charismatic 27-year-old. On the evening of Nov. 18, 2020, Jose was brutally murdered in the 5700 block of Trask...
The OEA’s common good proposals are based on outreach with thousands of OUSD parents and community members. California districts that have bargained common good demands with...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Representatives Justin Pearson (D-Memphis), Justin Jones (D-Nashville), and Gloria Johnson (D-Knoxville) took to the Tennessee House floor to stand in solidarity with school...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The shooter, who police believe had a connection to the bank, is dead, and authorities are working to establish the motive behind the...
As he visited Monterey Park, California, on Tuesday, President Joe Biden lamented that every few days in the United States, the country mourns a new mass...
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...
A press conference in support of former Oakland Police Department Chief LeRonne Armstrong on Saturday, March 4 was held on the campus of The Lighthouse Community...
Senator Dianne Feinstein is a historic figure, a trailblazer, and a tireless advocate for the people of California and our country. Shattering glass ceilings, she served...
The press could focus on covering priorities set by Attorney General Bonta for his office. Among his priorities are combating hate crimes and protecting civil rights,...
The press could focus on covering priorities set by Attorney General Bonta for his office. Among his priorities are combating hate crimes and protecting civil rights,...
Amid the deadliest week this year with eight lives lost, Oakland Police Chief LeRonne L. Armstrong deployed additional officers on overtime Sunday to reduce the amount...