Education
The Allen Temple Baptist Church’s large auditorium was packed with community residents young and old, as student pharmacists from the University of the Pacific helped seniors grapple with updates to their Medicare plans and manage their medications.
Without the cells of Henrietta Lacks, the world would have no polio vaccine, cancer treatments, or in-vitro fertilization. This year, Samuel Merritt University will learn about her life as one community, and through it important lessons in medical ethics, informed consent, and human compassion.
Oakland Unified School District welcomes three unofficial new school board directors.
An Oakland pop-up cafe seeks to utilize a recipe-for-success to brighten futures for local girls and young women.
The Oakland Unified School District Board of Education approved two charter school petitions Wednesday night: Castlemont Junior Academy and the Conservatory of Vocal and Instrumental Arts (COVA) High School.
Many local pediatricians are working to improve their caregiving services by treating toddlers’ teeth and educating parents about the importance of oral health.
Oakland Unified School District pioneered “California Thursdays,” a program through which schools across the district serve lunches sourced entirely from in-state producers one day a week. Last Thursday, organizers welcomed 14 more districts from across the state, comprising nearly a million students, in following suit.
Measure N, a schools tax designed to better help Oakland students prepare for future jobs, passed with the necessary margin of votes on Tuesday.
As Oakland residents take to the polls on election day, one group casts their vote — for the first time.