Oaklanders demand justice for Trayvon Martin
Protesters, many wearing hoodies and carrying Skittles and cans of iced tea, gathered in front of City Hall March 26 to express solidarity with the family of slain Florida teenager Trayvon Martin.
Millions of Californians now benefit from health care law
As the U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments by Affordable Care Act's opponents, including 26 states, other states are already putting parts of the law into practice as they look toward full implementation in 2014.
California looks to pass Homeowner's Bill of Rights
In a counterattack against Wall Street, grassroots groups and state leaders joined forces to exact significant concessions from the big banks.
Calif. students rally to save higher education
Signs proclaimed, "Save our university!" "Cut fees now, save public education!" and "Millionaires tax of 2012,"
Court hears new challenge to anti-affirmative action measure
Driver said 209 made possible "resegregation of higher education" and a "new Jim Crow" in California.
Marriage equality moves forward in California
A federal appeals court ruled Feb. 7 that California's Proposition 8 ban on same-sex marriage is unconstitutional.
Oakland police arrest hundreds of Occupy protesters
Police arrested some 400 demonstrators Jan. 28 in response to the latest attempt by Occupy Oakland activists to occupy a vacant building and establish a new encampment there.
California’s single-payer health bill moves forward
Backers of single-payer health care cheered as the California Universal Health Care Act passed from the Senate Appropriations Committee onto the Senate floor.
West coast Occupy movement targets corporate giants at ports
Occupy Oakland demonstrators shut down the Port of Oakland Dec. 12 as part of a West Coast-wide protest against giant corporations at ports from San Diego to Anchorage, Alaska.
Tenants get together and fight slumlord
Doyle Gardens sounds like it might be a pleasant apartment complex, where residents stroll down walkways between flowerbeds surrounded by greenery. Its name is a lie.
