Another man who was arrested had a much different outcome, allegedly committing a second murder after being released without bail by an Alameda County judge.

Another man who was arrested had a much different outcome, allegedly committing a second murder after being released without bail by an Alameda County judge.

Mayor Barbara Lee, Kevin Jenkins, and other Black elected officials were on hand for a bash at the Henry J. Kaiser Center for ...

Soul Power,” which debuted last week on Prime Video, is a terrific four-part documentary, narrated by actor and hip-hop star Common, which examines the tumultuous nine-year history of the American ...

There are weeks when sport entertains us. And then there are weeks when it reveals itself. February delivered both. Super ...

City Cat Radio, the weekly radio program of Oakland’s own DJ/Producer/Engineer DJ HENROC, is designed to celebrate plain old good music including Soul, Roots, Reggae, Dancehall, Soca, Afro Beat, Funk, ...

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Going back to last year, the O'Dowd Dragons are now unbeaten in their last 32 regular season game - rising from relative obscurity just a few years ago to the top team in the North Coast Section.

Another instructor helping keep Bay Area skate culture alive is Isaac Farfan. A second-generation San Jose native, Farfan ...

Bay Area rap legend and entrepreneur E-40 announced Friday that he has joined the ownership group of the Oakland Roots and Soul Sports Club. E-40 said in a press statement that he hopes to use his ...

Multiplatinum rap star Earl “E-40” Stevens is taking one of his many monikers, “The Ambassador of the Bay,” to another level. Stevens, a West Coast fixture in the hip-hop culture and a longtime ...

E-40 (right) chats with San Francisco Giants shortstop Willy Adames before the start of an April 8, 2025, game at Oracle Park. The rapper threw out the ceremonial first pitch, with Adames catching.