The Oakland Raiders hosted an intimate event this week with a pre-selected group of local breast cancer patients and their caregivers to kick off Breast Cancer...
I’m proud to say that Oakland is at the forefront of the national minimum wage movement, according the San Francisco Chronicle, and this November, there is...
Gerard and Christina Gray have been working with the City of Oakland for over a year to get back into their home after a city crew...
City officials seem to be moving full steam ahead on a plan to knock down the Oakland Coliseum and replace it with a glitzy Coliseum City...
An ordinance was introduced at the city’s Community and Economic Development meeting this week to provide additional protections for Oakland residents who could be harassed or...
Connected with the implementation of the Oakland’s garbage agreement is the unsettled question of when the city’s agent Phil Tagami will turn over property at the...
Actor and Comedian Chris Tucker floored the audience Saturday night at the Paramount Theatre. Known as “Smokey” in the comedy “Friday” and “Detective James Carter in...
When a person loves to dance, it’s the cherry on top when you get to perform for one of the top NBA teams in the country....
Fantasy Queens, a local chapter of the Red Hat Society, recently hosted their Annual All-White Luncheon at Pier 29 in Alameda to benefit a homeless women...
Rev. Teresa Nelson and Parks Chapel AME Church will host the 150th session of the California Annual Conference supported by St. Paul AME of Berkeley and...
KBLX and Budweiser will present the largest and most anticipated poetry show in the Bay Area, starring Khoree the Poet and featuring Rick Alexander and Dre...
With Oakland’s garbage conflict capturing public attention, a number of mayoral candidates are expressing discontent with the two-year process of how the City Council came to...
Since it lost its $1 billion, 10-year garbage contract with the city, Waste Management corporation has been bearing down on Oakland to force the city to...
Pastors in Oakland announced their endorsements for Mayor of Oakland Thursday morning in front of city hall. After months of meetings and forums with candidates, the...
Former NBA player Adonal Foyle hosted the 10th annual Hi Caribbean in White Reunion last Saturday at the Snow Building in Oakland. The fundraiser benefitted Foyle’s...
Pastors of Oakland gathered on Tuesday to announce their support in the reelection of District 6 Councilwoman Desley Brooks in the Rainbow Center at 58th Street...
Exciting theater festival focused on diversity and affordability features award-winning Oakland playwright, two military plays in an airplane hangar, a play entered in both the NYC...
When people hear that California Waste Solutions (CWS) will build a waste transfer station in West Oakland, what comes to mind is Waste Management’s Davis Street...
National trash hauling company Waste Management is playing hardball after losing its bid on the 10-year, $1 billion garbage contract with the City of Oakland. The...
Workers at Waste Management have a lot of reasons to support the agreement between the City of Oakland and California Waste Solutions (CWS), ending the city’s...
City Councilmembers are unwavering in the face of what they consider to be the bullying and intimidation tactics of Waste Management (WM), a nationwide trash collection...
Pam Drake, director of the Lakeshore Business Improvement District, was in her office last week when she ran afoul of Waste Management’s signature gatherers. She went...
The strong earthquake that rumbled through Napa late last month ‒ as well as the approach of an end-of-summer fire season stoked by drought ‒ remind...
Business owner Ellen Manu-Bimpeh has been showcasing exquisite jewelry, apparel, and artwork that reflect the African culture at her store Sankofa African Arts & Jewelry now...
The Oakland Raiders – in partnership with the National Football League Foundation and Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) – on Monday presented the Friends of Oakland...