Health
As Oakland takes steps toward becoming an “age-friendly city,” District 3 residents shared how issues like high housing costs and access to transportation affect local seniors.
Pacific Islanders in Alameda County have the second highest infant death rate, but new initiatives could counteract this.
Ten communities from around the state are being selected for the deployment of air monitoring systems and community emissions reduction programs.
Early Saturday morning, almost two thousand volunteers participated in the 23rd Annual Creek to Bay Day in 58 sites around Oakland to collect trash and debris from shorelines, water creeks and parks.
Representatives from government agencies, universities, industry and environmental nonprofits gathered in Oakland to talk about low-cost air quality sensors and what they can do.
A resource fair helped bring senior citizens throughout Alameda County together for a day of excitement and enrichment.
A bill that arrived on Governor Jerry Brown’s desk last week could change where people can purchase and consume cannabis products.
Sam Yuen secured his job with help from Bay Area community organizations that connect adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities to employers.
Developers may have won in court, but opponents of a project that would ship coal through Oakland say that they’re not done fighting.