UCSF Oakland receives $1 million for pediatric blood disorder research center
Bay Area children with blood disorders could get faster access to clinical trials and emerging treatments through a…
UCSF Oakland receives $1 million for pediatric blood disorder research center
Bay Area children with blood disorders could get faster access to clinical trials and emerging treatments through a…
Oakland secures $1M in federal funding for Ceasefire
The Brief Oakland is receiving $1,039,000 in federal funding secured by Congresswoman Lateefah Simon to expand “Operation Ceasefire,”…
Oakland Rep. Lateefah Simon promotes bill to give cities chance to keep sports teams
U.S. Rep. Lateefah Simon, D-Oakland, is one of the co-sponsors for a new piece of legislation that gives…
An empty Oakland industrial lot is set to become a $16.9 million waterfront park
An empty industrial lot on the shore of San Leandro Bay in Oakland will soon be transformed into…
Lateefah Simon talks about repping Oakland in a GOP-dominated Congress
When Lateefah Simon was sworn in to represent the East Bay in Congress last year, she entered a…
Kamala Harris returns to Oakland, reflects on roots, urges political engagement
The Brief Harris received a standing ovation at the Henry J. Kaiser Center for the Arts, where she…
Kamala Harris advocates lowering the voting age to 16 at Oakland event
Former Vice President Kamala Harris urged voters to help Democrats take control of Congress in the midterm elections and…
Embargo of Israeli military cargo gains Oakland Mayor Lee’s support
For months, a coalition of activists and labor organizations has been demanding that the Port of Oakland stop…
Rep. Simon introduces a bill to nationalize BART’s ambassador program
Last week, Rep. Lateefah Simon called a conference inside Oakland’s 19th Street BART station to introduce a federal…
Mayor Lee signs executive orders to limit federal immigration activity in Oakland
OAKLAND MAYOR BARBARA LEE signed two executive orders Thursday that outline the city’s response to immigration enforcement activity…
ICE agents can’t use city property, decrees Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee
Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee issued two executive orders today that restrict federal civil immigration activities in the city…