Month: June 2024
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Senior Front Yard Assistance Program Now Accepting Applications
The Keep Hayward Clean and Green Task Force presents its second annual Senior Front Yard Assistance Program later this summer—and…
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Hayward Observes The “Just Drive” Driver Safety Campaign
April is Distracted Driver Awareness month. It’s easy to feel like driving isn’t enough when there’s so much more to…
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Point Richmond Music Unveils Summer Concert Series Lineup
If the first performer set for Point Richmond’s Summer Music Festival is any indication, the concert series has some fantastic…
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El Cerrito Calls for Artists to Transform Its Utility Boxes
The City of El Cerrito’s Arts & Culture Commission is seeking individual artists, teams of artists or community groups to…
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Former Holy Names University Education Students Struggle to Complete Credentials, Call on HNU Trustees to Honor Commitment to Pay Teacher Training Scholarships
A group of former Holy Names University (HNU) education students are seeking support from local leaders and members of the…
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Oakland’s New Police Chief Floyd Mitchell Gets to Work
After spending days attending line-ups to meet Oakland Police Department officers, Oakland’s new police chief made a soft start to…
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‘Ngingubani:’ Who Am I? How DNA and Oral History Helps Black Youth Connect to Tribal Roots
‘I didn’t know who I was.’ This was not an uncommon belief for teenage boys plucked from the streets of…
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Oakland native serves aboard U.S. Navy flagship in Japan
Hospitalman Marco Ford, a native of Oakland, served in Japan aboard the U.S. 7th Fleet flagship, USS Blue Ridge. Ford…
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NAACP Oakland Imani Youth Council Celebrates 2024 ACT-SO Winners
The NAACP Oakland Imani Youth Council congratulated its 2024 ACT-SO winners and participants at the Oakland Mormon Temple on May…
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Called a ‘Miracle’ School, Oakland’s Emiliano Zapata Street Academy Celebrates 50 Years
In 1970, high school graduation rates for Black students in the U.S. were half those of whites. Civil rights protests…
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Alameda District Attorney Pamela Price Is Considering Legal Action If Recall Makes It to Ballot
The Alameda County Registrar of Voters announced Monday that they had certified the required number of signatures to trigger a…
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In Crowded Race, Jovanka Beckles Wins Spot in November Runoff for State Senate
AC Transit Board Director Jovanka Beckles came in second place in the six-way primary race for state Senate District 7…
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Legislature Advances, Renumbers, Sen. Bradford’s Reparation Freedmen’s Agency Bill
On April 9, the California Senate Judiciary Committee voted 8-1 to advance Sen. Steven Bradford’s reparation legislation, Senate Bill (SB)…
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Funds for Down Payments and Credit Repair Given to Black First Time Homebuyers
The California Civil Rights Department (CRD) won a $10,000 fair housing settlement last November against a property management company, CIM…
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Oakland Post: Week of June 5 – 11, 2024
The printed Weekly Edition of the Oakland Post: Week of June 5 - 11, 2024 The post Oakland Post: Week…
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