What’s Oakland know about hoedowns? Apparently a lot. So many people are raising chicken and making honey and sewing their own clothes that we’re gonna have a day to celebrate all things homegrown and handmade in Oakland. This Saturday at Jack London Square.

The Oakland A’s aren’t going anywhere … yet.

Now classified as a hate crime, the vandalism done to an Oakland Greek Orthodox church is one members are trying to put behind them has they begin the healing process.

What will it take for Oakland to become a model green city? That will be the topic of discussion at tonight’s City Council hearing to review staff policy recommendations.

Amazing Photos from the Oakland Marathon.

Pablo Menendez, Cuban-American band Leader will give a talk at Merritt College March 31, 2010 from 2-4. Titled, “What Keeps Us Apart?” the talk is part of Merritt College African American Studies Department lecture series. Free to the public.

If Latinos and African Americans are still considered minorities in our society, you just wouldn’t know it if you did the work I do.

Flying under the radar is a nascent city proposal to allow community gardens – and various other uses – throughout downtown Oakland.

Hours before thousands took part in a major march for immigration reform in San Francisco Wednesday, the leaders of some of Oakland’s most prominent African-American congregations gathered and passionately proclaimed their support for humane immigration reform.

Mercury Insurance is spending millions of dollars to pass Prop 17 this June. So what is Perata’s role in this scheme?