News in Oakland
Oakland Post (Post News Group)
Published September 14REPORT: Community Level Policy Is Impacting Homelessness and Drug Abuse in California
OAKLAND POST — The report compiled by the Public Policy Institute of California found that counties that added more permanent housing beds per capita saw larger decreases in homelessness, while areas with larger declines in incarceration following Proposition 47 saw greater…
Oakland Post (Post News Group)
Published September 14OPINION: AI Needs to Know Who Is the Boss
OAKLAND POST — AI is software running on computers. However startling the conversation may feel, the machine does not have my childhood, my mother, my father, my mistakes, my embarrassments, my loves, my grudges, my Filipino American history, my aging body or my accumulated sense…
Oakland Post (Post News Group)
Published September 14Goldi-Locs and Two (or Three) Bears in the Forest in California Hills
OAKLAND POST — My husband has anticipated 99% of our needs – tents, saws, canopies, batteries, shovels, rakes, axes, picks, etc., and Goldi-Locs instructs and reminds us how to get from step A to B, but there is nothing like the experience you gain on your own. Meaning: you don’t…
Oakland Post (Post News Group)
Published September 14Election Watch 2026: 85% of Eligible Voters in California Are Registered
OAKLAND POST — Independent voters could be an important group to watch during the 2026 election cycle. Independent likely voters are more likely to lean Democratic, although many do not favor either major party or remain unsure. The post Election Watch 2026: 85% of Eligible…
Oakland Post (Post News Group)
Published September 14Don’t Let scammers Crash Your School Year
OAKLAND POST — Buy from official and trusted retailers whenever possible, double check website URLs for misspellings or other red flags, and make sure the site uses https://. Be wary of deals that seem too good to be true as well. Avoid clicking links in unsolicited emails or…
Oakland Post (Post News Group)
Published September 14BOOK REVIEW — Curved Air: A Biography of Sickle Cell Anemia and the Quest to Cure the First Molecular Disease
OAKLAND POST — Over decades, researchers worked haphazardly. Papers were written, treatments were tried, used, or discarded. Doctors discovered that genetic testing could prevent new cases, a heartbreak for would-be parents. Researchers discovered that “a perfect storm” of…
Oakland Post (Post News Group)
Published September 14California’s Legal Cannabis Market Hits $8 Billion as State Touts Progress on Fighting Drugs, Crime
OAKLAND POST — “We are building a legal cannabis market that generates billions for Californians, and going after the illicit operators who undermine it,” said Newsom. “That’s public safety: protect consumers, support the businesses playing by the rules, and put the revenue to…
Oakland Post (Post News Group)
Published September 14Asm. Smallwood-Cuevas’s Bill Repealing ‘Racist’ CalWORKs ‘Man-in-the-House’ Rule Clears Legislature
OAKLAND POST — “This is a law that helped divide our families. This is a rule that separated us from our mothers, fathers, and restricted men's access to their families mainly because of the discriminatory practices of public housing systems back in the 1960s and 1970s,” said…
Oakland Post (Post News Group)
Published September 14Asm. Smallwood-Cuevas’s Bill Repealing ‘Racist’ CalWORKs ‘Man-in-the-House’ Rule Clears Legislature
OAKLAND POST — “This is a law that helped divide our families. This is a rule that separated us from our mothers, fathers, and restricted men's access to their families mainly because of the discriminatory practices of public housing systems back in the 1960s and 1970s,” said…
Oakland Post (Post News Group)
Published September 14‘Ready to See These Bills Become Law’: Sen. Weber’s Package of 15 Bills Advance to Gov. Newsom’s Desk
OAKLAND POST — Among the measures is SB 1067, which would require annual math assessments for students in kindergarten through second grade to identify learning difficulties early and provide evidence-based interventions. The bill passed both chambers unanimously. The post ‘Ready…
Oakland Post (Post News Group)
Published September 14‘Ready to See These Bills Become Law’: Sen. Weber’s Package of 15 Bills Advance to Gov. Newsom’s Desk
OAKLAND POST — Among the measures is SB 1067, which would require annual math assessments for students in kindergarten through second grade to identify learning difficulties early and provide evidence-based interventions. The bill passed both chambers unanimously. The post ‘Ready…
Oakland Post (Post News Group)
Published September 14Tarsha Jordan’s Bonita the Bumble Bee Brings STEAM Learning to Life
OAKLAND POST — In “Bonita The Bumble Bee and the Quarantine,” Jordan helped young readers process the uncertainty and isolation surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic. In a later book about returning to school, Bonita guided children through changing routines, expectations and…