Hundreds Still in Emergency Shelters as State Waits on Federal Storm Disaster Declaration Request

By Eli Walsh Bay City News More than 300 residents in Santa Cruz County remained in emergency shelters on Monday due to recent storm damage as...

Federal Judge Refuses to Suspend Injunction Against Encampment Sweeps

By Joe Dworetzky Bay City News Citing a misguided legal maneuver by city attorneys, a federal magistrate judge late Monday denied a motion by the city...

‘Extremely Disturbing’: City Audit Reveals Mayor’s Office of Housing Has $482 Mil in Unspent Funds

By Olivia Wynkoop Bay City News A San Francisco supervisor is calling for a hearing to find solutions to problems within the city’s affordable housing production...

Nashville Residents Protest Gun Violence; 3 Democratic Lawmakers Faced with Expulsion

ATLANTA TRIBUNE — GOP lawmakers filed three resolutions Monday, one each seeking the expulsion of Reps. Gloria Johnson of Knoxville, Justin Jones of Nashville and Justin...

Rep. Pearson and ‘Tennessee Three’ Drawing Support

TENNESSEE TRIBUNE — Deidre Malone, president of the National Women’s Political Caucus Tennessee, noted that Johnson is the group’s past president. “These three advocated for gun...

Chris Rock. Justice Department and Breonna Taylor case.

Commentary: Affirmative Action’s Death Knell Now Loud and Clear

By Emil Guillermo Was the Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg — the man who could make history as the first prosecutor to indict a former president —...

Murder Convictions Thrown Out After Witness Said OPD Officer Paid to Her to Lie

By Ken Epstein A man who was sentenced to life in prison for a 2011 murder in North Oakland was quietly released from prison last September...

State May Scale Down Its New Home Loan Program Designed to Assist First-Time Homebuyers

By Alejandro Lazo CalMatters In this economy, who has enough money for a down payment on a house? Despite a projected $25 billion budget deficit, the...

Report Pamela Price’s Achievements in First 75 Days as Alameda County DA

  By Ken Epstein The all-volunteer transition team supporting the administration of Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price has issued a report on the first 75...

Silicon Valley Lawmaker Explores Legislation After Bank Collapse

By Jana Kadah San Jose Spotlight Two weeks after Silicon Valley Bank’s collapse left thousands of businesses reeling, one Silicon Valley lawmaker is exploring legislation to...

Women’s History Month: Meet the Black Women Legislators Shaping California Policy

By Mark Hedin California Black Media Since Yvonne Braithwaite Burke became the first Black woman elected to serve in the California State Assembly in 1966, 20...

California Black Media Weekly News Roundup

By Tanu Henry California Black Media Apply Now: The California Legislative Black Caucus Launches Annual Scholarship Program The California Legislative Black Caucus (CLBC) has launched its...

Gov. Newsom Requests Presidential Major Disaster Declaration for Counties Impacted By Storms

By Thomas Hughes Bay City News Gov. Gavin Newsom sent a request Tuesday for a Presidential Major Disaster Declaration for nine California counties, including Monterey County....

OP-ED: National Latino Officers Association & Law Enforcement Activists Express Warning to New York Legislators

NNPA NEWSWIRE — NLOA acknowledges the negative health impacts of tobacco use. However, numerous reports find that overall, smoking rates in the U.S. are the lowest...

Oakland Post: Week of March 29 – April 4, 2023

To enlarge your view of this issue, use the slider, magnifying glass icon or full page icon in the lower right corner of the browser window. The post...

New York Grand Jury Votes to Indict Donald Trump

NNPA NEWSWIRE — Former President Trump also faces potential conspiracy and racketeering charges in Georgia, where Atlanta prosecutor Fani Willis has been working to secure an...

HUD Secretary Fudge Pledges to Change Agency’s Ad Spending with Black-Owned Media

NNPA NEWSWIRE — The most recent Government Accountability Office study found that federal agencies spent more than $5 billion on advertising over five years, with just...

HUD Announces $5.5 Million Award for HUBCUs to Conduct Housing and Community Development Research

NNPA NEWSWIRE — “HBCUs create economic opportunity both for their students and throughout the communities they serve,” said HUD Secretary Marcia Fudge. “At HUD, we are...

Conversation about the RiverNorth on Broadway District redevelopment

Mar 28, 2023 – We’re taking you straight to the source for another episode of The Conversation with Al McFarlane.

Pro-Tenant Groups, Landlords Mobilize Over City Eviction Moratorium: Oakland City Council prepares timeline to phase out eviction protections

By Ken Epstein Landlords held a protest this week at an Oakland City Council meeting calling for an end to the city’s eviction moratorium protection, one...

Further from Coverage and Closer to Profit, Health Insurance Giants Must Take Accountability

NNPA NEWSWIRE — A survey taken in 2019 shows that Americans collectively owe around $195 billion in medical debt and that number will only continue to...

DC Voters Overwhelmingly Support Equal Funding for DCPS and Public Charter Schools

NNPA NEWSWIRE — Nearly 8 of 10 voters (79%) believe that the Mayor and D.C. Council should include a raise in compensation for DCPS and public...

COMMENTARY: A Historic Vote and the Tools It Gave Us

By Ben Jealous Vice President Kamala Harris is sure to be remembered every March in Women’s History Month as the first woman and the first person...

COMMENTARY: Oakland’s Plan to Rehouse Wood Street Residents Can Only Fail a Self-Reliant Community

By Daisha Williams Post News Group Intern A large community of unhoused people have been living in an empty lot at 1707 Wood Street. The city...