By Bay City News Governor Gavin Newsom on Sept. 18, signed several measures that he says will strengthen the state’s cannabis laws, expand the legal cannabis...
Join Al McFarlane (Host) and Brenda Lyle-Gray (Co-Host) for “Building Wealth and Community,” an exploration of ideas, …
By Sheng Thao, Oakland City Council President Pro Tempore On Tuesday I had the pleasure of joining Assemblymember Mia Bonta, Pastor Billy Dixon Jr., and community...
Manny Otiko | California Black Media Guaranteed basic income isn’t a new idea. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr talked about the idea of low-income people receiving...
Antonio Ray Harvey | California Black Media The California Black Chamber of Commerce Foundation Inc. (CALBCCF) is offering “game-changing opportunities” for mini micro, micro, and small...
Protesters shut down meeting of Gov. Newsom’s state-funded nonprofit agency By Ken Epstein Parent Voices Oakland and other Oakland community groups this week joined with parents...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — At Operation New Hope (ONH), we understand that people returning from incarceration face a multitude of barriers, with employment, transportation, and housing being...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The good news is that of the 43 million people affected by the executive action, 20 million borrowers will have all of their debt...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The Amazon Housing Equity Fund has committed to create or preserve more than 10,000 affordable homes across the company’s hometown communities so far....
Nancy Skinner, State Senator, District 9 issued the following statement on Tuesday, Sept. 13: Dear Constituent, Beginning in early October, most California residents will start receiving...
Antonio Ray Harvey | California Black Media A series of community Listening Sessions are being held statewide to help the nine members of the California Task...
More than 200 new homes for low-income residents and previously unhoused families to be built on lot that previously served as one of City’s first COVID...
County seeks volunteers to help recommend distributions for community needs Courtesy of Marin County It’s time to distribute federal, state and local money set aside for...
Antonio Ray Harvey | California Black Media Last week, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a budget trailer bill approving $5 million in funding to the California State...
Solomon O. Smith | California Black Media For the first time in history, a Black woman, Sedalia Sanders, was honored by the League of California Cities...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — According to a news release, the Community Affordable Loan Solution aims to help eligible individuals and families obtain an affordable loan to purchase...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Preparing for disaster is not just about protecting people and property, it’s about safeguarding the lives we’ve built and the legacy we will...
By Denise Richardson, Community Home Lending Advisor in Oakland It’s an interesting time to be buying a home as markets across the country continue to experience...
By Edward Henderson, California Black Media A lawsuit filed by the California-Hawaii NAACP Conference on August 2 to remove an election ballot opposition statement to Proposition...
By Emil Guillermo Don’t be confused about the student loan forgiveness plan President Biden announced recently. Sure, it wasn’t all student debt. But it did address...
Post News Group Staff Washington, DC – Congresswoman Barbara Lee applauded President Biden for announcing that the United States will host the Global Fund’s Seventh Replenishment...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Department of Eduation officials said they’ve made the application process simple, and if borrowers fail to apply by Nov. 15, they’d still have...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — When announcing plans to forgive as much as $20,000 in student loans, Biden said provisions in the American Rescue Plan would render the...
By Treva Reid As a small business owner, I know that small businesses are truly the lifeblood of our community. With the recent closures of corporate...
By Tanya Dennis On June 6th, the Alameda County Grand Jury released a report regarding deficiencies of probate Court including recommendations to correct deficiencies. Probate advocates...
