According to District Attorney Lori Frugoli, community education is paramount in the work of the coalition. Student, parent, and teacher education is also something that MCCEHT...
Newsom’s budget proposal received plaudits from the Bay Area’s state legislators, who argued that it positions the state well to combat immediate issues while also investing...
The celebration is sponsored by its founders, St. Peter CME Church and the El Cerrito Branch of the NAACP, as well as the Human Relations Commission,...
Higher Ground has partnered with community-based programs that will be on hand to provide valuable resources including a food giveaway, the City’s Stop Waste Program, designed...
This struggle is not over, and the work must continue, as today the Black unemployment rate continues to far exceed the white unemployment rate in America....
“This effort comes as many Oaklanders are experiencing increased food insecurity and economic anxiety due to the pandemic,” Oakland entrepreneur Derreck Johnson said. “After a one-year...
Blacks and Asians may not have done anything at the level or speed as the Times expected to happen over the past year. But it doesn’t...
The Dec. 22 action is one in a series of steps the Biden-Harris Administration has taken to support students and borrowers, make higher education more affordable,...
According to a report by California Student Loan and Debt Service Review Workgroup (CSLDSRW) — established under the state’s Budget Act of 2020 — and the...
We come together today to be reminded of a common condition that we all have, that our children deserve a public education. Our children deserve an...
The Veritas Tenants Association and advocates with the Housing Rights Coalition of San Francisco alleged Veritas had already received nearly $6 million in federal loans during...
Eligible businesses must be located in incorporated San Leandro. This program is aimed at brick-and-mortar, for-profit businesses in operation since before March 16, 2020, with 25...
We are part of a university that led the Free Speech Movement, a university that didn’t back down from a fight for justice, a university that,...
“Yesterday, California reinstituted – in counties and in sections of the state where we don’t currently have any indoor masking requirement – a one-month masking requirement...
It is especially important for those who are fully vaccinated to get their booster. This includes those 16 and up who received the Pfizer vaccine at...
During the ribbon cutting ceremony before an audience of about 40 people, JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon addressed executive staff members of Chase from various regions...
“We’re not going to accept $90 million in budget reductions from the county,” Oakland Education Association (OEA) President Keith Brown told the Oakland Post this week....
Located in the heart of Swan’s Market, the center’s walls and ceilings are covered with bold painted letters and designs. Chapter 510 also has a retail...
The California DMV suggests changing your driver’s license or identification card to a REAL ID as federal laws will soon make it necessary to have either...
The Alameda County Office of Education (ACOE) told Oakland Unified School District officials that they must cut the budget by $90 million and threatened – if...
“Our Small Sites program is an important part of our overall strategy to make housing affordable to all San Franciscans,” said Mayor Breed. “Preserving rent-controlled housing...
“Under our current law and policy approach, we estimate the general fund revenue will reach $202 billion in the budget year and result in a surplus...
On Friday and Saturday evenings in Oakland, “roving caravans” targeted cannabis dispensaries, retail stores and pharmacies throughout Oakland. “At least two dozen businesses were impacted, mostly...
“For decades, underinvestment in our physical and social infrastructure has widened the economic gap, put communities at risk, and exacerbated racial and economic inequality,” said Congresswoman...
Representatives from the following Chambers were in attendance: Oakland African American Chamber of Commerce, Oakland Latino Chamber of Commerce, Oakland Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce, Oakland Chinatown...