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Feb 20, 2024
Mental Health Advocates Rate Prop 1 a Zero
Julia Ford was in the third trimester of her pregnancy when she moved out of an abandoned school bus in Oakland and into the Healthy Babies Project transitional housing. The shelter came with a treatment program founded...
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Feb 20, 2024
AG Bonta Talks ‘People Power’ in Oakland
On Feb. 8, Rob Bonta gave the keynote speech at the Barbara Lee and Elihu Harris Lecture held at Beebe Memorial Cathedral in Oakland. During his speech, Bonta shared his journey from being a “brown boy born...
Feb 13, 2024
Ava DuVernay’s New Film Makes the Caste Connection
What does the act of a racist vigilante have to do with the caste system in India that works to the detriment of the Dalits, Jewish people during the Holocaust and the system of slavery that’s in...
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Feb 6, 2024
Oakland Coaches Trained to Support Young Athletes’ Mental Health
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When gunshots ring out around the parks where Oakland Soccer Club practices, the teenage athletes keep their focus on...
Jan 30, 2024
Bystander Intervention Engages BART Riders in Safety Protocol
A little over five years ago, 18-year-old Nia Wilson got on BART in Concord with her sisters Latifah and Tashiya for the last time. John Lee Cowell, then 29 and three months out of treatment at a...
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Jan 23, 2024
California’s Ethnic Media Struggles to Survive Local News Crisis
California's Spanish-language press owes much to Francisco Ramrez, who founded "El Clamor Publico," the state's first Spanish-language newspaper, and continues to serve as a voice for underserved communities, while state legislators have proposed ways to help local news outlets stay afloat.
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Jan 16, 2024
California’s Lawsuit Against Big Oil for Climate Deception Continues
California's Attorney General has filed a lawsuit against five Big Oil companies, while new state laws and a damning report from a local community-based committee aim to hold fossil-fuel companies accountable for their harmful emissions.