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In the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling overturning the landmark Roe v. Wade decision, medical experts and legal analysts across the Bay Area warned of dire consequences to the health and well-being of women in...

The Russian government’s justifications for its war in Ukraine―the largest, most destructive military operation in Europe since World War II―are not persuasive.  Although, in defending the Russian invasion, Russian President Vladimir Putin’s primary emphasis has been on the...

Oakland A’s owner John Fisher is highly unpopular with more than two-thirds of Oakland Power Poll voters. A supermajority of respondents view him as “cheap” and “can’t forgive him” for having attempted to move his team to...

In urban areas, “revitalization” all too often means “gentrification.” But Elaine Brown, CEO of Oakland & the World Enterprises (OWE) and former Black Panther Party member, has a very different vision for the 7th & Campbell project...

California living is expensive. So imagine having to get by on $600 a month. That's essentially what some seniors and people with disabilities have to do in order to access Medi-Cal, the state's health insurance program for...

Cue the marimbas! After two years of pandemic-mandated cancellations, dancing, food and eco-consciousness will samba back on May 21, as the Farmers’ Market Salsa Festival returns to Berkeley’s Martin Luther King Jr. Civic Park. Created in 2018 by the...

Barely 10 minutes after reading about a leaked Supreme Court draft opinion reported in Politico that indicated a majority of the nine justices are more than likely to overturn the court’s 1973 Roe v. Wade decision, I...