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 ±— The 2022 midterm elections will definitely cast a major light on the future of this country, and with recent decisions surrounding education, healthcare,...
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...
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...
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...
By Olivia Wynkoop, Bay City News Foundation A proposed $31.1 million road and bridge budget would prioritize improving and maintaining the 422 miles of roads in...
Austin Gage | California Black Media Thanks to the Biden-Harris administration’s latest allocation of $2.2 billion from the Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE)...
Preacher, builder says he’d rather see a sermon than hear one, any day Part 1- Tiny Homes, a Heavy Lift, to Lighten the Load By Paul...
By Christina Dello Buono Surging mortgage rates combined with double-digit price gains are putting homeowners and potential buyers in a tough spot. First-time homebuyers, in particular,...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “The United States currently has certain interim policies and tools, such as automatic stabilizers like the Earned Income Tax Credit and Unemployment Insurance...
By Edward Henderson, California Black Media The California – Hawaii State Conference National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (“NAACP”) NAACP and Conference President Rick...
By Kitty Epstein For decades Black people in Oakland have obtained 9% or less of the work hours on publicly funded construction projects. So…for jobs that...
By Edward Henderson, California Black Media The office of California Secretary of State Dr. Shirley N. Webber has qualified seven ballot initiatives for the November 8...
