By Eli Walsh Bay City News California will draw down several COVID-19-related guidelines next month as the state shifts out of its emergency response to the...
By Eli Walsh Bay City News Foundation San Francisco’s recovery from the throes of the COVID-19 pandemic is one of the worst in the country among...
By Ana B. Ibarra CalMatters California will soon restart its annual eligibility review for people enrolled in Medi-Cal, a process that has been suspended since the...
By Eli Walsh Bay City News Foundation Gov. Gavin Newsom formally rescinded California’s COVID-19 state of emergency Tuesday, shifting the state’s strategy around the virus from...
“We’re offering scholarships for anyone who wants to become a teacher. $20,000,” State Superintendent of Public Instruction (SPI) Tony Thurmond told California Black Media. “I sponsored...
More than 100 recipients received state COVID-19 economic relief funding with County assistance San Rafael, CA – Laila Rezai and Darlin Ruiz have something new in common....
By Frederick Kuo As RSV cases continue to spike across parts of the U.S. — with some areas nearing seasonal peak levels — those typical “bugs” your child...
By Alan Mobley Jehovah’s Witnesses resumed their trademark door-to-door ministry after a two-and-a-half-year suspension, just in time for their September launch of a global campaign featuring...
By Aldon Thomas Stiles, California Black Media In August, The Children’s Partnership hosted a mental health panel centered around the voices of young girls and women...
By Aldon Thomas Stiles | California Black Media On Monday, Oct. 17, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced that the COVID-19 emergency in California will end Feb. 28,...
By Aldon Thomas Stiles | California Black Media State officials have announced eligibility for the updated Moderna COVID-19 booster and the Pfizer-BioNTech booster has been expanded....
By Zack Haber The Oakland Unified School District is no longer publishing data this school year to inform students, staff, parents and the public about positive...
Maxim Elramsisy | California Black Media California has started administering updated COVID-19 booster shots after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) approved the use...
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...
By Edward Henderson, California Black Media As parents across California focus on purchasing new clothes, school supplies and technological aids for their children for the coming...
By Tanya Dennis Last week, the Oakland City Council approved $250,000 to assist the East Bay Association of Black Psychologists (EBABP) and Oakland Frontline Healers (OFH)...
Protections intended for those experiencing hardship because of pandemic Courtesy of Marin County Determined to prevent housing displacement for residents financially hampered by the ongoing pandemic,...
New COVID-19 vaccine reduces risk in childcare and youth settings Courtesy of Marin County Now that federal and state regulators have approved the use of COVID-19...
By Edward Henderson, California Black Media Antonio and Tenaja Kizzie, a San Diego area couple, are parents of a 3-year-old daughter. Although both parents are vaccinated...
Many are placed outside of the county due to a lack of resource families Courtesy of Marin County Parenting always has its ups and downs, but...
By Brandon Patterson Last month, Oakland housing regulators announced that starting in July, landlords would be permitted to raise rents by up to 6.7% — the...
Public Health focus shifting toward most vulnerable residents Courtesy of Marin County Marin County is experiencing a surge in COVID-19 cases fueled by the highly contagious...
By Rhonda Smith The next phase of the COVID-19 pandemic in California has arrived. As the state begins to implement its SMARTER Plan, protecting ourselves and...
Courtesy of Marin County Twelve Bay Area health officers are emphasizing the importance of taking safety precautions, including continued masking indoors, as the region experiences a...
By James B. Ewers Jr. Ed.D. | Houston Forward Times Sometimes we come to conclusions too quickly. We want things so badly that we think we...