Give feedback on draft plan to reduce wildfire risks

By March 15, 2023, complete a survey to help guide how to better prepare for the threat posed by wildfires, especially in the hills.   Use...

New Weather Radar for Public Safety Response Part of Bay Area radar system, led by Sonoma, to be installed on Mount Barnabe

San Rafael, CA – Extreme weather systems, such as atmospheric rivers, have hit California with increasing frequency in recent years. The average damage from floods caused by...

Protesters Want Ex-Chief Armstrong Reinstated, Seek Meeting with Mayor Thao

By Carla Thomas   A press conference in support of former Oakland Police Department Chief LeRonne Armstrong on Saturday, March 4 was held on the campus...

Alameda County D.A. Adds Hate Charge to Defendant Facing Trial for Assault with Deadly Weapon

By Carla Thomas On Wednesday, March 7, new Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price added a second charge to a man already accused of a hate...

LIVE! — HE SAID…, HE SAID…, HE SAID….: WITH SPECIAL GUEST ROMAL TUNE FRIDAY 3.10.23 7PM EST

Preserving Wildlife and a Way of Life

By Ben Jealous For decades, hydroelectric dams on the lower Snake River have been killing off salmon that must traverse them to spawn, Southern Resident orcas...

COMMENTARY: 3 OUSD Board Members ‘Set the Record Straight’ on School Closures, Budget

“We were elected to end a harmful era of unjust school closures and mergers carried out in Oakland’s Black and Brown communities” On March 1, 2023,...

State Parks Visitors Can Collect Digital Badges in New App-Based Passport Program

By Olivia Wynkoop Bay City News Foundation State park visitors can now track their adventures in California’s 280 parks and earn badges along the way in...

OPINION: Mayor Sheng Thao’s Decision to Fire Police Chief Difficult but Necessary

By Jose Dorado and Mariano Contreras After a 30-day suspension and the inaction of the empowered Police Commission, Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao made the difficult but...

North Oakland Missionary Baptist Church Feels the Love as Checks Come in to Defray Tax Bill

Pastors and elected officials join Pastor Sylvester Rutledge of North Oakland Missionary Baptist Church on Monday to pray, support and present checks for the Alameda County...

The Case Against SB357—Black, Vulnerable and Trafficked—Why Us?

Part 1 By Tanya Dennis and Vanessa Russell Motivated to protect trans, Black and Hispanic people from persecution by police, State Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco)...

Reparations: California Legislative Analyst’s Office Proposes “Paths” For Payments

Antonio‌ ‌Ray‌ ‌Harvey‌ ‌|‌ ‌California‌ ‌Black‌ ‌Media‌ This past weekend, the California Task Force to Study and Develop Reparations Proposals for African Americans received insight on...

Coming Storm Prompts Flood Warning for Entire Bay Area

By Jeff Ballinger Bay City News The approaching storm anticipated to hit the region beginning Thursday has prompted a flood warning through Sunday for the entire...

Season 3, Episode 49 – Women in Business, Accessible Health Care

Houston Fashion Designer Chasity Sereal Puts Her “Growing Pains” on Display in Wearable Art Experience

HOUSTON FORWARD TIMES — ABOVE: Designer Chasity Sereal and Forward Times Contributing Writer Terrance Turner (Photos by Tye Visuals Photography)

OP-ED: ONE BLACK MAN’S OPINION — The Black Agenda

HOUSTON FORWARD TIMES — Will a Black agenda poll result in a list of proactive or reactive policies? Will a Black agenda poll result in agenda...

Reregulation of Airlines Will Have Negative Impact on Travelers of Color

HOUSTON FORWARD TIMES — Today, the vast majority of Americans from all income levels and walks of life are able to travel by air. According to...

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HOUSTON FORWARD TIMES — From his “Studio Be” launch in early 2016, Brandan “BMIKE” Odums’ work has continued to gain steam in drawing big name celebrities and...

Commissioners Rodney Ellis and Adrian Garcia Join Toll Road Authority Director Roberto Treviño to Announce First-Ever Toll Rate Reduction

HOUSTON FORWARD TIMES — The change in HCTRA policy is a significant reduction in the rate cash customers used to pay when they become EZ TAG...

Union Pacific Announces Environmental Assessment Agreement for Houston Site

HOUSTON FORWARD TIMES — In January, the EPA granted a request from Union Pacific and its community partners to use the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and...

Forward Focus with Chynell Lee, Code BLK

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Community Rally Backs Mayor Sheng Thao’s Firing of OPD Chief Armstrong

By Post Staff Supporters of Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao held a rally this week, praising the mayor for firing OPD Chief LeRonne Armstrong and for demonstrating...

Conversation with Sara Lomax-Reese CEO of WURD Radio

Former Marin City Black Panther Party Members Reminisce on Beginnings at Panel Discussion

By Godfrey Lee Marin City community members Charles Huff, Terri Green, and Walter Turner, who are also former members of the Black Panther Party, spoke of...