Articles by

Velena Jones

San Francisco City Leaders Send Message of Unity at AAPI Hate Crime Summit

San Francisco city leaders, law enforcement and community organizations came together Wednesday to host a summit focused...

Empowering Black Female Entrepreneurs in the East Bay

Keeping a small business going has always been hard, but some entrepreneurs face an additional set of...

Man Sentenced in Fentanyl Overdose Death of East Bay Teen

An East Bay family says they finally have a sense of closure in the death of their...

New Oakland Police Officers Sworn In

18 new Oakland police officers formally took the oath Friday, to protect and serve as the city...

Workshop Aims to Help Blind and Low-Vision Riders Navigate BART

Bay Area Rapid Transit held a workshop Tuesday in Oakland aimed at helping visually impaired riders better...

Oakland Activists Want to Take Traffic Enforcement Away From Police Officers

A local activist group in Oakland is calling for a dramatic change. They want to take traffic...

Housing Advocates Demand Tenant Protections for Alameda County Residents

With arms locked together, members of "Moms 4 Housing" staged a sit-in during the Alameda County Board...

East Bay Leaders Call for Reinstatement of Oakland Police Chief LeRonne Armstrong

Several prominent East Bay leaders are now calling for Oakland to immediately reinstate Police Chief LeRonne Armstrong....