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Emil Guillermo: ‘Strong Like Bamboo’ Stories of AAPI Resilience at Oakland Asian Cultural Center
The name from the project came from the husband and partner of Nancy Wang, a psychotherapist as well as an…
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Oakland Post: Week of May 24 – 30, 2023
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Rise in Abductions of Black Girls in Oakland Alarms Sex-Trafficking Survivors
Nola Brantley of Nola Brantley Speaks states, “America’s wider culture and society has consistently failed to address the abduction and…
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Oakland Post: Week of May 17 – 23, 2023
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Oakland Teachers Strike Continues Over Wages, ‘Common Good’ Demands for Needs of Parents, Students
The OEA’s common good proposals are based on outreach with thousands of OUSD parents and community members. California districts that…
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Oakland Post: Week of May 10 – 16, 2023
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Vallejo Juneteenth Event Moves to Waterfront Green
Organizers of the 33rd Annual Vallejo Juneteenth Festival and Parade announce they are relocating the event to the Barbara Kondylis…
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LPS-Richmond Seniors Network with Adult Professionals at Inaugural Event
Leadership Public Schools in Richmond (LPS-Richmond) recently took a new step to prepare its students for adult life by holding…
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Police Seek Public’s Help in Solving Murder of Richmond Woman
The Richmond Police Department is assisting the Vallejo Police Department in trying to find anyone with information on the murder…
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Master Mechanic Elex Stewart, 100
Elex Stewart, a retired Alameda County auto mechanic, passed away on Friday April 28. He was 100 years old. Stewart…
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Supes Introduce Resolution to Keep Port Shelter Site Open for Unhoused Residents
At Tuesday's meeting of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, District 10 Supervisor Shamann Walton called a plan to close…
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Mayor Breed’s Statement on the Partnership With the State to Disrupt Fentanyl Trafficking
Today Mayor London N. Breed released the following statement about Governor Newsom’s commitment to support addressing fentanyl trafficking in San…
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Oakland Teachers Walk Out
After negotiating late into the night and months of fruitless bargaining with the Oakland Unified School District, Oakland teachers went…
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OP-ED: Balancing the Budget—and the Needs of Our Residents
When I took office in January, I knew that my Administration would be facing a large deficit. In fact, with…
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Mayor Thao Proposes New Budget that Avoids Layoffs and Protects Oakland City Services
Mayor Sheng Thao this week released her “One Oakland” Fiscal Year (FY) 2023-2025 Proposed Budget. Despite a massive two-year deficit…
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Will Battles 76
William R. Battles was born in Oakland, CA. To Chief Gordon L. Battles USS Navy & Mrs. Martha Battles August…
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Nordstrom Closing Both San Francisco Stores, Citing ‘Dynamics of Downtown’
Nordstrom, a fixture in downtown San Francisco for 35 years, said it will close its department store in Westfield mall…
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Marin’s Approach on Mental Health: Increase Awareness to Decrease Stigma
Local and global events such as the COVID-19 pandemic, household economic instability, racial inequality, wars abroad, violence in the streets,…
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Michael Pritchard Receives 2023 Camarena Award at the Elks in San Rafael
The Elks 1108 Lodge in San Rafael awarded Dr. Michael Pritchard the 2023 Camarena Award on April 28, 2023. Pritchard…
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The Case Against SB357: Black, Vulnerable and Trafficked
Facts and reality establish that passing SB 357 and similar legislation harms Black communities which are some of the most…
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Comedian and Writer W. Kamau Bell Visits OSA
W. Kamau Bell, a talented Black comedian, writer, and filmmaker, visited Oakland School for the Arts on Thursday April 27.…
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A Moral Budget for Oakland
As members of the Faith Alliance for a Moral Economy (FAME) and the Interfaith Movement for Human Integrity (IM4H) we…
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Alleged Drug Dealer Faces Felony Charges After Fentanyl Seize
A man is facing multiple felony charges for allegedly drug dealing and possessing a large amount of fentanyl, announced the…
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AG Bonta Calls for Dismissal of Lawsuit Challenging State’s Data Privacy Law for Children
State Attorney General Rob Bonta filed a brief Friday asking a federal district court judge to strike down a lawsuit…
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Oakland Post: Week of May 3 – 9, 2023
The printed Weekly Edition of the Oakland Post: Week of May 3 - 9, 2023 The post Oakland Post: Week…
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