Community
As the one-year anniversary of Prop. 47’s passage approaches, many people working in the state’s legal system are evaluating its effectiveness.
Oaklanders get a range of broken items fixed by local repair shops.
Oaklanders gathered by moonlight for a traditional Japanese celebration of the Harvest Moon.
In honor of Domestic Violence Awareness Month, advocates and clinicians establish new connections to combat the crime.
Black farmers gather in Oakland to discuss food deserts, the future, and the history of their community.
Oakland has joined 130 other communities nation-wide that aim to increase reading proficiency levels by 2020, its specific initiative called the Oakland Reads 2020 campaign.
The Oakland City Council opposed the Department of Housing and Development’s (HUD) proposal for decreasing the value of Section 8 vouchers for Alameda and Contra Costa County.
East Bay Burkinabes got together Sunday at the Faso Braidy braiding shop on Webster and 19th Street to discuss the political situation back home and what lies ahead for their country after its September coup. For these former residents of Burkina Faso, the conversation was largely about what they can really do to positively contribute to the political situation back home.
Every Friday night the Oakland Museum of California (OMCA) is home to a diverse array of people, music, and dance.