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Oakland begins accepting applications for new phase of guaranteed income program

by Keith Burbank, Bay City News Foundation October 23, 2021October 25, 2021

San Rafael-based Haiti on the Rise dedicated to providing continual emergency relief to the island nation

by J.L. Odom, Bay City News Foundation September 28, 2021September 28, 2021

Arts & Entertainment

Activist photographer: Dorothea Lange show at OMCA provokes deep sympathy for the down-and-out

by Matthew Byrne, Bay City News Foundation September 2, 2021September 2, 2021

Hungry for more: Strong revenues allow California to continue free school meals

by Ali Tadayon, EdSource July 29, 2021July 28, 2021

Oakland schools have simple idea to aid struggling families: Raise cash for them

by Ashley McBride, Oaklandside June 15, 2021June 15, 2021

Oakland will randomly choose 300 families to receive basic income in pilot program

by Keith Burbank, Bay City News Foundation June 14, 2021June 11, 2021

The pandemic recession has pushed a further 9.8 million Americans into food insecurity

by Craig Gundersen, professor of agricultural and consumer economics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign March 21, 2021March 22, 2021

Job layoffs spur housing struggles in state even as evictions remain on hold

by Julia Ingram, Samantha Lee, Will Macmillan, Dilcia Mercedes, Rehana Mohammed, Natasha Patel, Kiara Pickett and Kelly Schulz, Big Local News reporters March 15, 2021March 15, 2021

Millions of American parents will soon get a monthly allowance: 4 questions answered

by Joya Misra, professor of sociology and public policy, University of Massachusetts Amherst March 11, 2021March 11, 2021

How Black Americans used portraits and family photographs to defy stereotypes

by Janette Greenwood, professor of History, Clark University March 10, 2021March 10, 2021