Community News
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Oakland mayor considering major shift to encampment approach: Here’s what to know
Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee is considering a major shift in strategy for handling homeless encampments, including paying unhoused to clean up. By Tara Campbell Monday, February 16, 2026 OAKLAND, Calif. (KGO) — Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee is considering a major shift in strategy for handling homeless encampments. She wants fewer sweeps and more city workers cleaning…
San Francisco expands program to help unhoused find their way back home
San Francisco is expanding its “Journey Home” program to help unhoused return to their hometowns. By Lyanne Melendez Tuesday, February 10, 2026 SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) — For years, San Francisco has funded a program to send those who are unhoused back home. The program has been tweaked, renamed and expanded but all with mixed results. Now,…
No ICE immigration operations planned in Bay Area during Super Bowl, officials say
By Zach Fuentes Tuesday, February 3, 2026 SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) — Officials said there are no planned ICE operations surrounding the Super Bowl week in the Bay Area, as NFL leaders and law enforcement held a Tuesday press conference. Some of the Bay Area’s top law enforcement leaders gathered Tuesday to wrap up 18 months of…
Pro-ICE billboard pops up in San Francisco ahead of Super Bowl
By Suzanne Phan Tuesday, February 3, 2026 SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) — With millions of eyes on the San Francisco Bay Area for the Super Bowl, many wonder if federal officers will be looking to make arrests here. On Monday, several immigrant rights groups held a rally making it clear that ICE is not welcome in the…
SF changes method to count unhoused; advocate believes it’s political, will lead to undercount
‘Point in Time’ count will now happen from 5 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Historically, it happened overnight. By Luz Pena Wednesday, January 28, 2026 SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) — For the first time in more than two decades, San Francisco is changing the way it counts the number of unhoused individuals on its streets. “This is a…
San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie signs measure to create reparations fund for Black residents
Friday, January 2, 2026 SAN FRANCICO (KGO) — San Francisco is taking another step towards possibly paying reparations to some African-American citizens. Mayor Daniel Lurie signed a measure last week to create a fund to help Black residents harmed by past city laws. The measure, however, does not allocate any city dollars for those payouts; Lurie…
Local Organizations
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We need clean land, clean water, clean air, and reparations for all colonized and oppressed peoples on the planet. Black and Indigenous Women, non-binary, trans, and queer folks are the leaders of the movement for food sovereignty and must be centered and uplifted in order to achieve true and absolute liberation.
Color Of Change is the nation’s largest online racial justice organization.
We help people respond effectively to injustice in the world around us. As a national online force driven by 7 million members, we move decision-makers in corporations and government to create a more human and less hostile world for Black people in America.
Black Organizing Project
The Black Organizing Project is a grassroots organization in Oakland working on issues of racial, social, and economic justice
People's Kitchen Collective
People’s Kitchen Collective is a food-centered, Oakland-based political education project offering educational workshops, exhibitions, and community dining events to discuss social justice issues.
East Oakland Collective
The East Oakland Collective (EOC) is a member-based community organizing group invested in serving the communities of deep East Oakland by working towards racial and economic equity. They are also currently collecting money to bail out protesters and bringing meals to those on the front lines of protesting.
OCCUR
OCCUR is a community capacity building organization supporting the economic development and civic inclusion of marginalized communities.
Ella Baker Center
Ella Baker Center is a grassroots organization in Oakland that focuses on shifting resources away from incarceration and punishment toward opportunities.
La Cocina
La Cocina is a nonprofit working to solve problems of equity in business ownership for women, immigrants, and people of color. They are also currently raising money for a COVID-19 relief fund to help business born out of their program.
Mandela Grocery Cooperative
Mandela Grocery Cooperative is a worker-owned grocery store located in West Oakland working to strengthen and diversify the local economy. They source from local entrepreneurs and farmers in California with a focus on black and brown farmers and food makers. Their Karma Jar fund helps people in need purchase food.
Cycles of Change
Oakland-based creates healthier East Bay communities by helping youth and adults gain tools for more environmentally and economically sustainable living through school-based bicycle education, job training, watershed education, and community earn-a-bike programs. By exploring our neighborhoods and beyond on bicycles, we are more connected to the people and the land that sustain us.
Upcoming Events
Virtual Dementia Friend Education Session
Join online on the 2nd Tuesday of every month for a VIRTUAL Dementia Friend Information Session, presented by Dementia Friendly Dallas volunteer Jane Hunley. In this informative session, you will learn the signs and symptoms of dementia, some basic communication tips, and how to turn learning to action. Dementia Friend is an initiative of Dementia…
Violas House Christmas at Fair Park (Prep)
Viola’s House two-day holiday event is designed to share the joy and excitement of Christmas with their community of families by helping them meet the needs of Christmas for their children. They need volunteers the day before the event to help set up and prep the two location sites we will be distributing toys, diapers,…
Violas House Thanksgiving Turkey Giveaway
The ‘Turkey Giveaway’ is designed to share the joy and excitement of Thanksgiving! By providing turkeys, Viola’s House helps the communities they serve meet the needs of Thanksgiving for their families. Formed in 2008 as a “Maternity Home” to provide temporary housing and support services to expectant teenage mothers aged 18-24 in the Dallas area,…
Violas House South Dallas Serves
South Dallas Serves is a yearly community event held in the 75215 zip code. This event is designed to expose the community to over 40 non profit service organizations. Come out and serve with us as we take over the block one family at a time! Formed in 2008 as a “Maternity Home” to provide…
Community is a Radical Act of Love Growing Older as LGBTQ+
Join Judy Kinney, Executive Director of GenPride, and members of the LGBTQ+ community for a lively discussion about how to stay proud and engaged as they age. GenPride advocates for Seattle/King County older LGBTQIA+ adults’ unique needs through programs and services that cultivate well-being and belonging. Judy Kinney (she/they) is an experienced non-profit leader and…
Seattle Clinic Offering Free Dental, Vision and Medical Care Beginning Thursday
Those who struggle to access or afford healthcare have a chance to receive free dental, medical and eye care services for a limited time starting Feb. 15. Led by Seattle Center and Seattle Center Foundation, Seattle/King County Clinic returns to Seattle Center for a ninth year. Each year the clinic brings together healthcare organizations, civic…
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