Year: 2023
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Real Talk Junkies with Dr. Pam Boveland, Educator & Community Advocate
The post Real Talk Junkies with Dr. Pam Boveland, Educator & Community Advocate appeared first on Houston Forward Times.
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S.F. Chinese Consulate Welcomes Guests to Lunar New Year Celebration
Zhang Jianmin, consul general of the People’s Republic of China in San Francisco (Ambassadorial Rank), welcomed guests to the consulate…
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OP-ED: President Biden is Investing in America’s Underserved Communities
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Thanks to the historic Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, Inflation Reduction Act, American Rescue Plan, and executive…
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Community
Man Wins $1 Million After Buying Lottery Ticket at San Pablo Supermarket
Reynaldo Phillips initially went to San Pablo Supermarket to fetch ingredients for spring rolls he planned to make for a…
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Business
7 Stars Implements Composting for Cannabis Waste
7 Stars Holistic Healing Center has implemented composting for all of its green waste — including cannabis products. The cannabis…
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Rebuild Local News Wants to End ‘News Deserts’ and Revitalize Industry
A leading advocate for non-profit journalism says that to save U.S. democracy, local news organizations all over the country need…
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OP-ED: Reregulation of Airlines Will Have Negative Impact on Travelers of Color
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Today, two million passengers board planes across the U.S. every day to visit friends, reunite with families,…
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Alameda County
Status Update on Bay Area Public Health Developments
Marin County has launched a newer version of its COVID-19 dashboard, which provides residents with data and information relating to…
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Bay Area
State Attorney General Creates Unit to Ensure Proper Convictions
Fewer people may be wrongfully convicted in California following the launch Friday of a post-conviction justice unit in the state…
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Bay Area
More Than 112,000 PG&E Customers in Bay Area Without Power Amid High Winds
More than 114,000 PG&E customers were without power in the Bay Area as of Tuesday evening as high winds started…
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Bay Area
Low-income residents can apply for E-bike lottery
Low-income Berkeley residents – such as a family of four making less than $106,000 annually or an individual making less…
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Bay City News Foundation
Gov. Newsom Announces 20-State Alliance for Reproductive Rights
California is one of 20 states that has committed to protecting and expanding reproductive rights in a new coalition, Gov.…
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Alameda County
Federal Grants, Loans Available to Those Affected By January Storms
Berkeley homeowners, renters, and businesses can apply for federal funding to help pay for essential repairs or serious disaster-related needs…
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Bay Area
Extreme Cold Prompts Shelter Activation: County Health and Human Services to open temporary weather-related emergency shelter
In response to the National Weather Service’s prediction of several days of extreme cold, Marin County is activating its Severe…
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Bay Area
San Francisco: City Offers Tax-Filing Assistance to Help Residents Claim Credits
City officials are offering free tax-filing assistance for San Francisco residents who meet two requirements: they have with incomes below…
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3-Alarm Fire Damages FAME, Oakland’s First Black Church
On Sunday night, February 19 a 3-alarm fire ripped through the First African Methodist Episcopal (FAME) Church, near Telegraph and…
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Arts and Culture
Calling all Black, Indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC) Artists!
: The Vallejo Arts Fund (VAF) will distribute $500,000 to support arts & culture in Vallejo by beginning to address…
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Arts Education Funding in California: How Will Proposition 28 Roll Out?
Austin Beutner, the former superintendent of LAUSD who spearheaded Proposition 28, recently talked with EdSource about how the groundbreaking arts…
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$4 Million Dedicated to Affordable Housing in Fairfax: County loan allows nonprofit to purchase, rehabilitate apartments
The Marin County Board of Supervisors approved a $4 million loan[PDF] from the County’s Affordable Housing Fund on January 31…
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Don’t Kid Yourself, History and Racism Are Traumatic
Filipinos weren’t enslaved, but as colonized people the tens of thousands who came as laborers were convenient replacements to come…
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GirlTalk Celebrates Seven Year Anniversary at Everett and Jones Barbeque Restaurant at Oakland’s Jack London Square.
GirlTalk celebrated its seven-year anniversary at Everett and Jones Barbeque Restaurant in Jack London Square on Saturday afternoon, February 18,…
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Collaboration Between Stanford and the Department of the Treasury: Black Taxpayers Are Targeted for Audit More Than Others
According to Stanford RegLab, Black taxpayers receive IRS audit notices at least 2.9 times more frequently than non-Black taxpayers and…
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Prescribed Fire Planned Near Mt. Tam Marin County Fire gears up for controlled burn on Marin Water land: This is a joint news release from the Marin County Fire Department and Marin Water
In the coming days, the Marin County Fire Department is planning a prescribed fire operation on Marin Water[External]’s Mount Tamalpais…
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Resnick Resigns from School Board, Clearing Way for Hutchinson to Take District 4 Seat
Nick Resnick announced this week on his website that he is resigning as the Oakland Unified School District Board member…
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Exclusive: Chairman Thompson Says Classified Tapes House Speaker Turned Over to Fox News Have ‘Serious National Security Implications’
Mississippi Democratic Congressman Bennie Thompson revealed that some of the 41,000 hours of video footage from the January 6, 2021,…
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