Oakland News

Cities scramble to comply with or fight major state housing law

May 15, 2026 Cal Matters

Oakland elected officials want upzoning immediately available.

Report: California anti-hate program set to end, but Black Californians remain most targeted

May 11, 2026 California Black Media

New report warns anti-Black hate persists.

California’s race for secretary of state shows partisan divide over how to count ballots

May 10, 2026 Cal Matters

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters.” California Secretary of State Shirley Weber, who made history in 2021 as the first Black person to hold the office, is seeking a second four-year term.

Guide helps Oakland families find youth programs

May 8, 2026 Rasheed Shabazz

Black Youth Book website allows search by age, location, and days

Alameda County DA’s race has three visions for reform and public safety

May 5, 2026 Oakland Voices

Pamela Price, Ursula Jones Dickson, and Gopal Krishan are running for District Attorney.

510Day returns to Lake Merritt on Mother’s Day

May 3, 2026 Rasheed Shabazz

The anti-gentrification event started in 2016.

What Oakland voters should know about the four ballot measures on the June ballot

May 3, 2026 Oakland Voices

Measures A, C, D, and E appear in the June 2 primary election.

Barbara Lee joins California mayors seeking homelessness funding

April 28, 2026 California Black Media

California mayors warn homelessness funding cuts could reverse progress and deepen racial disparities.

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Flipcause promised investors profits. Now one is suing its founder

April 27, 2026 Rasheed Shabazz

Investor lawsuit targets Flipcause’s former executive chairman, Emerson Ravyn, personally

Women lawmakers focus on families, and economic and social equity in package of bills

April 25, 2026 California Black Media

“Women in this legislature and across this state are the ones who hold things together,” Assemblymember Mia Bonta said.