The leaders say California has not lived up to its commitment to equitably include African American contractors and businesses in the state’s ongoing infrastructure investments. The...
“We are outraged that the Board of Trustees has moved to close the academic programs of Mills College by 2023. This action comes without any due consultation with...
Aside from the council, Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf identified her priorities for the 2021-23 budget, which she defined as holistic community safety, a responsive, trustworthy government...
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...
Brown said: “[i]n an effort to support their sisters, wives, daughters, and friends . . . Black men signed up the women in their lives, too.
Currently the Federal Government is assisting small businesses with PPP grants and Johnson wants to make sure business owners don’t miss a prime opportunity to keep...
Standing together as crime rises in Oakland, the five Oakland multicultural Chambers of Commerce, representing thousands of local and small businesses across our great city, stand...
Our organizations denounce violence against members of Asian American communities in San Francisco, Oakland and the greater Bay Area. We stand in solidarity with victims, survivors...
“The rally featured the mayor,” though most of those there “were not even from Oakland,” said Davey D Monday afternoon on his radio show, “Hard Knock...
Pastor Phyllis Scott, founder and senior pastor of Tree of Life Empowerment Ministries church, has been elected to become the first woman pastor to hold the...
Gwahara’s plane is flying over Oakland. He said it was a symbol of optimism, and that each cloud represents a student from his 6th grade class.
“Our top priority is getting students back in the classroom as safely and quickly as possible, and the expanded access to vaccines will build on the...
Malcolm X and Black Panther Party Co-Founder Dr. Huey P. Newton would be proud. Oakland’s fourth annual Black Solidarity Week (BSW), which begins on Newton’s birthday,...
Many of the top salaries in the city were earned by police and fire department officers, swelled by significant overtime pay. But first, here are some...
“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...
Tom says, “Prayer is about spiritual discovery. It’s about understanding more of what God is and learning to see our lives and the world through the...
“As an AHS patient, physician and Board president, I am delighted that Mr. Jackson is re-joining Alameda Health System and stepping into this vital role,” said...
"They posted signs saying everyone had to get off the property"
“We hold the largest social movement in global history,”
"More black folks come out for testing when their neighbors knocked out their door and said, hey there is testing, you should come out."
Councilmembers voted unanimously near midnight at this week’s City Council meeting to give federal CARES funding to local job training agencies in light of the devastating...
At the crossroads of Seminary and MacArthur Boulevard, The Good Life Marketplace is a re-established trading post for the community of Oakland. The Good Life Marketplace...
In addition to smoke from the August fires, the Bay Area branch of the National Weather Service noted on Twitter that lower temperatures and weaker winds...
Derreck Johnson is a self-described serial entrepreneur. He is the owner of the Home of Chicken and Waffles in Oakland. 70% of his employees are formerly...
Moms 4 Housing, a coalition of support groups and about 150 local residents gathered outside the Alameda County administration building in downtown Oakland on Tuesday to...
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