Alameda County officials announced Monday the release of $17 million in emergency grants to more than 370 licensed child care providers across the county. Childcare centers in Oakland, Hayward and Pleasanton started receiving checks Monday, officials said. Quinetta Lewis, director of St. Mary’s Center Preschool in Oakland said the $50,000 her school is receiving will… The post Nearly $1 billion in tax money now flowing to Alameda County child care providers appeared first on Oakland North.| Oakland North
The Oakland chapter of the NAACP on Monday announced a new collaboration with the Oakland Police Department to recruit more officers from the community, especially Black residents as well as other people of color. At a press conference at the Oakland NAACP west office, retired Alameda County Superior Court Judge Brenda Harbin-Forte, an executive member… The post NAACP works with city to boost Oakland police staffing appeared first on Oakland North.| Oakland North
After a six-hour workday shutdown earlier this month, BART officials say the agency will do cable maintenance only on weekends to avoid another halt like the one that affected 44,000 riders and cost the system $200,000 in lost fare revenue. BART also will do a better job alerting the public about planned cable upgrading work,… The post BART says it’s taken steps to avoid a repeat of the Sept. 5 systemwide shutdown appeared first on Oakland North.| Oakland North
Barry Stenger sweated under a warm sun Saturday as he weeded, mulched and collected trash among native live oaks and cottonwood trees at Barry Place, a small nature preserve along Sausal Creek in Oakland. At 75 years old, he is the fourth generation of his family to live by the creek. Years of clean-up efforts have… The post Volunteers work to clean up Oakland waterways: ‘All of these people care so much about their shoreline’ appeared first on Oakland North.| Oakland North
Chanting “ICE out of Oakland!” and “Hey hey, ho ho, Donald Trump has got to go!” protesters demonstrated Saturday near the East Oakland intersection where federal immigration agents reportedly had taken a person into custody three days earlier. They cheered when horns honked and engaged with a few drivers and pedestrians who stopped to talk. … The post Protesters want ICE out of Oakland amid reports of seven people taken into custody appeared first on Oakland North.| Oakland North
Children shrieked and ran from puzzle to puzzle, their parents in tow, faces covered in blue cotton candy. Expecting worksheets or practice tests, they were excited to engage in the colorful math activities displayed across seven tables in the Laney College student center Friday evening Among the favorites was a game of colorful plastic shapes… The post At Laney College math festival, kids get building blocks to a STEM career appeared first on Oakland North.| Oakland North
For the past year, an exhibit at the Oakland Black Panther Party Museum has educated visitors about the community school model that was launched by the Panthers in 1973 and has since been incorporated into every Oakland Unified School District building. Recently, the exhibit’s reach was expanded, thanks to the efforts of a Madison Park… The post Black Panther Museum education exhibit made more accessible through new Spanish translation appeared first on Oakland North.| Oakland North
Thousands of people wore rainbow suits, held colorful flags and danced through the streets Sunday in downtown Oakland to celebrate the annual Pride Festival on its 15th anniversary. Sunday’s festivities kicked off with a parade down Broadway, near 21st Street, to Frank Ogawa Plaza, where a ticketed event featured DJs, live performances and speeches from… The post ‘In unity, we thrive’: Oakland Pride celebrates LGBT community as Trump tries to erode rights appeared first on Oakland...| Oakland North
Thousands of Mexican soccer fans gathered Saturday at the Coliseum to celebrate the national team as it played against Japan.| Oakland North
