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Belva Davis, trailblazing journalist, dies at 92

September 30, 2025 Bay Area Black Journalists Association

The Bay Area Black Journalist Association released a statement following the death of Belva Davis.

Classic car owners not exempt from smog checks

September 30, 2025 Cal Matters and Ryan Sabalow

Classic car owners will still need to smog check their vehicles.

Governor’s task force to eradicate homeless encampments

September 23, 2025 Marisa Kendall and Cal Matters

Governor Gavin Newsom’s homelessness task force targets encampments.

Flipcause withholding thousands of dollars from nonprofits

September 11, 2025 Rasheed Shabazz

Delayed donation transfers to nonprofits has led to layoffs and program cuts.

California cities crack down on people living in cars, RVs

September 10, 2025 Cal Matters

California cities are adopting policies to ban RVs and sleeping in cars on streets.

Judge: Trump’s military deployment to Los Angeles unlawful

September 8, 2025 Cal Matters

Trump’s deployment of National Guard in Los Angeles during protests broke federal law, judge rules.

Emergency fund aids 24 Oakland arts organizations after cuts

September 4, 2025 Ayah Ali-Ahmad

A $600,000 fund will sustain 24 Oakland arts groups, preventing cuts and supporting local cultural programs.

Federal lawsuit targets Palestinian-owned, Oakland coffee shop

August 31, 2025 Amelah El-Amin

The owner of Jerusalem Coffee House spoke out against the Trump administration targeting an Oakland business.

‘Crushing Wheelchairs’ film depicts brutality of homeless sweeps

August 25, 2025 Rasheed Shabazz

POOR Magazine offers a free screening of the film “Crushing Wheelchairs” on August 28.

Black Arts Film Festival honors ‘OGs of Oakland’

August 19, 2025 Ayah Ali-Ahmad

How Oakland’s BAM Film Fest has grown into a powerful celebration of Black arts, film, and community, honoring ancestral legacies and defying a climate of funding cuts.