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Alameda County D.A. Pamela Price Sues Livermore-Based Firm
On Sept. 1, the Alameda County District Attorney’s Office obtained a temporary restraining order against a Livermore-based flavored tobacco company,…
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Dr. Kyla Johnson Trammell Among San Francisco Business Times’ 100 Most Influential Women 2023
Dr. Kyla Johnson Trammell, superintendent of the Oakland Unified School District, was among the distinguished list of professional and outstanding…
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Rise East Project: Part 3
Between 1990 and 2020, Oakland lost nearly half of its Black population due to economic and social forces. East Oakland,…
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Mountain Lion Sighting Reported at Richmond Park
Residents reported seeing a mountain lion at La Moine (Cheese Park) in the May Valley neighborhood of Richmond, along Morningside…
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East Bay Center for the Performing Arts to Host Fall Gala
The East Bay Center for the Performing Arts is emerging from a three-year break caused by the pandemic to host…
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Addressing Clinician Burnout Through Communal Healing
The COVID-19 pandemic put an extra strain on Black, Indigenous and other people of color (BIPOC) healthcare workers. Over half…
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Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price Leads Expansion of Drug Courts & Collaborative Courts Calendar
Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price announced Tuesday the expansion of Drug Court as part of the Alameda County Superior…
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Editor’s Correction: Sojourner Truth Manor Tenants Organize
In an article in last week’s edition on conditions facing tenants at Sojourner Truth Manor in North Oakland, the Oakland…
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Verdese Carter Park Gang Violence Forces Kids’ Football Team to Find New Site to Play
Gang violence is raging in Deep East Oakland, also known as “Bossland,” where gun shots are heard daily, and recently,…
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Parents and Youth Host Candidate Forum for District 5 OUSD Board Representative
Oakland families gathered at Lazear Charter Academy last Thursday night to meet the candidates running to represent District 5 on…
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San Francisco Foundation Celebrates 75 Years of Social Justice in the Bay Area
The cities of San Francisco and Oakland each declared Sept. 28 as San Francisco Foundation Day, and the foundation received…
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Bayard Rustin’s Legacy of Protest, Politics Redundant in Essay Form
You will never settle. And why should you? If it's not right, you make it right. If it can be…
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Sandré Swanson Runs for State Senate, “Putting Kids and Families First”
Veteran progressive leader Sandré Swanson, who is running for office to “put kids and families first,” spoke at a fundraiser…
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Steph and Ayesha Curry Commit $50 Million to Support Oakland Schools
: Stephen and Ayesha Curry are committing to raise $50 million over the next three years to support Oakland schools,…
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Oakland Has Plans to Bring Roots and Soul Soccer to the Oakland Coliseum Area
The Oakland City Council’s Community and Economic Development (CED) Committee on Sept. 12 at 1:30 p.m. will discuss a resolution…
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Harriet Tubman Terrace Residents Celebrate Win Against Tenant Abuse
After two years of being misled, stonewalled, and left to live in hazardous conditions, residents at an apartment complex for…
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Pop-up Vaccination Clinic at St. Andrews Presbyterian Church
There will be free flu vaccines for the public at the St Andrew Presbyterian Church, located at 101 Donahue Street…
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Virtual Murrell, Black Panther Party Member, to Speak at Merritt College on Sept. 16
The Barbara Lee and Elihu Harris Lecture Series presents a conversation with Virtual Murrell on Saturday, Sept. 16, at 7…
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Victim Advocates, Business Owners, Law Enforcement and Republican Officials Rally Against Crime
On Aug. 31, Republican lawmakers, businessowners, crime victim advocates and law enforcement officials held a rally at the State Capitol…
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Terrance Wilson Opens Four Seasons Artists’ 23-24 Concert Season
Acclaimed by the Baltimore Sun newspaper as “one of the biggest pianistic talents to have emerged in this country in…
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State Supt. of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond Declares Candidacy for Governor of California
On Sept. 26, California Superintendent of Public Instruction (SPI) Tony Thurmond released a video announcing that he is running for…
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Secretary of State Weber, Atty. Gen. Bonta Warn Huntington Beach: Voting Proposal Would Violate State Law
On Oct. 5, 2023, the Huntington Beach City Council will decide whether it will approve a plan to put a…
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Ragtime Royalty: The Musical Journey of Scott Joplin
Scott Joplin, a pioneering figure in American music, is best known for his significant contributions to the development of ragtime.…
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New California Law Harshens Penalties for Trafficking Children for Sex
Senate Bill (SB) 14 — legislation that makes trafficking of a minor for purposes of a commercial sex act a…
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‘Kalimba King’ Carl Winters Comes to MoAD on Oct. 14
Carl Winters, The Kalimba King, will be performing at the Museum of the African Diaspora (MOAD) in San Francisco on…
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