Month: April 2023
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HNU Says (Secret) Deadline Has Passed to File Proposals to Save Campus
Despite opposition of the trustees, many community leaders and city officials are moving forward for an educational future for the…
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Oakland Teachers Vote to Strike; District Tries but Fails to Block Walkout
Kampala Taiz-Rancifer, OEA second vice president, said, “We’re bargaining for safe, stable, and racially just community schools. Our proposals for…
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New Women’s Pro Soccer Team Coming to Bay Area
Former U.S. Women's National Team players Brandi Chastain, Leslie Osborne, Danielle Slaton and Aly Wagner announced Tuesday that the National…
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MORE THAN WORDS: Lack of Translation Services and Trust Leave Out Voices in Stockton
In February, Griselda Juarez left her work early at Premier Finishing, a company that specializes in painting auto parts for…
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Felecia Gaston Publishes New Book on Marin City
Felecia Gaston, the founder and director of Performing Stars of Marin, and The Marin City Historical and Preservation Society, will…
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COMMENTARY: The Agony and Normalcy of Gun Violence in America
When it comes to gun violence in America, it’s go big or get ignored. No one cares about the single…
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Town Parade Celebrates Oakland High and Oakland Tech Basketball Champions
Oakland's pride was at an all-time high on Sunday afternoon as the basketball state champions of Oakland High and Oakland…
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California Black Media Political Playback: Black Candidates Are Queuing Up for Intense Political Battles Ahead
The 2024 general election is over a year away but candidates across California have begun throwing their hats in the…
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Gov. Newsom and Advocates at Impasse Over Funding for Black Students Education
Last week, at the invitation of the Black in School Coalition (BISC), over 2,500 K-12 students, parents, education advocates, and…
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Action Required: Medi-Cal Renewal Process Is Underway Across California
Californians enrolled in Medi-Cal should keep an eye out for a yellow envelope in their mailbox over the next 14…
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Youth Leaders Gather for Local My Brother’s Keeper Summit
The My Brother’s Keeper Bay Area Alliance held its inaugural ‘A3- Awareness, Advocacy, and Action’ Youth Summit on Saturday, March…
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Oakland Post: Week of April 26 – May 2, 2023
The printed Weekly Edition of the Oakland Post: Week of April 26 - May 2, 2023 The post Oakland Post:…
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Honoring the Life and Legacy of Officer Jeffrey Lynn Azuar, Badge 371
April 12 was the 23rd anniversary of the end of watch for Officer Jeffrey Lynn Azuar, Badge #371, who was…
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California Lawmakers Want to Know Why Billions in Spending isn’t Reducing Homelessness
The state has spent billions of dollars on homelessness in recent years. So why is the crisis getting worse instead…
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California Attorney General Supports New Jersey’s Effort to Hold Gun Industry Accountable for Violence
California Attorney General Rob Bonta drew his support for a multi-state effort to hold the gun industry accountable in times…
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Artist Highlight: TJ Walkup “Iconoclast, Cartoon Illustrator, Filmmaker”
Born in 1970 in Napa, California, TJ has studied and practices in multiple creative and technical disciplines, MIDI and Sound…
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April 22, 2023 is Earth Day – AND It is also Beautify Vallejo Day!
The Vallejo Beautification Commission is teaming up with the Vallejo Watershed Alliance to help celebrate Earth Day. Celebrate Earth Day…
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School Discipline Can Be Predicted, New Research Says. Is It Preventable?
Rates of school discipline fluctuate widely and predictably throughout a school year and increase significantly faster for Black students than…
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All COVID Vaccinations to be Bivalent Vaccine to ‘Simplify’ Recommendations, FDA Says
The COVID-19 vaccine targeting the original strain of the virus as well as two substrains of the omicron variant will…
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7 Earthquakes Rumble Through Bay Area
Seven earthquakes ranging from magnitude 2.5 to 4.4 shook the Bay Area Tuesday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The…
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Former Assemblymember Sandré Swanson Running for State Senate 7th District Seat
Former Oakland Assemblymember Sandré Swanson authorized his campaign committee’s filing of paperwork to open his account to run for the…
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Richmond’s Cinco de Mayo Festivities to Return After 3-Year Hiatus
Richmond’s 23rd Street Merchants Association is organizing the return of the Cinco de Mayo festival Sunday, May 7 from 10…
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Guns Don’t Kill People, But People Pull the Triggers
When I heard that the Oakland Post was publishing a notice of a rally for D.A. Pamela Price at the…
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Alameda County Fair Chance Job and Resource Fair – Wednesday, April 26, 2023
In recognition of National Reentry Month, the Alameda County Social Services Agency, in partnership with the Oakland Private Industry Council,…
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JACK CHANDRA NAIDU
Visitation services for Mr. Naidu will be held on Friday, April 28, 2023, from 4:00PM - 8:00PM, at Holy Sepulchre,…
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