Is a small surcharge on your fast-food bill a reasonable thing?
"Getting old is wonderful," my neighbor Robert Akeley told me with a smile, his blue eyes lighting up, when I asked him for the single most important message he'd like to pass on to Huffington Post readers.
What happens now is not "someone else's problem." It doesn't matter where we live, how much money we make, the color of our skin or where we were born -- Wednesday's ruling was a vast disappointment, an outrage, and will compromise the safety of Americans everywhere.
In spite of its losing tradition, Golden State has somehow managed to fill an average of more than 95 percent of its seats over the last seven seasons -- a testament to the loyalty of its East Bay fan base. These days, however, fans are actually coming to see the Warriors win...
Throughout the last several years Oakland has experienced a vivacious downtown revival with multitudes of world-class restaurants, historic and contemporary architecture, a robust art scene, and an abundance of recreational activities.
Me with Oakland International Film Festival Director David Roach Photo Credit Harp Home can mean many things and we all return home one way or anoth...
Given that the Bay Area boasts an ever-expanding health technology scene, we have to ask ourselves: Why aren't we doing better at gathering real-time, place-based health data?
In Oakland, the murder rate is high and it's not dropping at an acceptable rate. Our young black men aren't being supported the way they should be. We decided that in order to really make a difference we needed to reach these young men and their parents.
Formerly known as San Francisco's ugly step-sibling, Oakland has slipped on its glass slippers and emerged as one of the Bay Area's hottest restaurant, music, and culture spots.
We must take back our streets from violence and fear. And what better opportunity than when we have all gathered together to celebrate beauty?
They empower shoppers to express their dissatisfaction with food production as it is now. By "voting with their dollars," customers can put pressure on Corporate America, by taking business away from it.
Photo Credit: Youth Radio Jesus El, Founder of High Altitude, shares his thoughts on First Fridays in Oakland. By: Chaz Hubbard, Jenny Bolario, Deni...
Originally published on Youthradio.org, the premier source for youth generated news throughout the globe. By: Sayre Quevedo There are a lot of misc...
It's like a fortress. That was my first impression as I approached JingleTown Recording Studio on this dead-end street in Oakland, California.
Photo Credit: BRETT MYERS/Youth Radio Twenty-one first graders pile into a bathroom during a lockdown drill. By: Robyn Gee As recently as a year ag...
Photo Credit: Youth Radio Assemblymember Nancy Skinner (D-Berkeley) and Oakland Mayor Jean Quan at a press conference introducing AB 48, which would...