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The Oakland Police Commission has selected the Byers Group as the consulting firm to conduct a search for a new police chief for the City of Oakland. The commission voted unanimously at its June 22 meeting to hire the Byers Group, based in Marina Del Rey in California. In the past, the Black-owned, highly respected executive search firm has conducted police chief searches for Charlotte, North Carolina; Detroit, Michigan; St. Louis, Missouri; Washington, D.C.; and Prince George’s County, Maryland. | By Post Staff The Oakland Police Commission has selected the Byers Group as the consulting fir...

A community celebration was held Saturday, July 8, commemorating the life of former Oakland Board of Education member, civil rights leader, and parent activist Sylvester Hodges. Many lifelong friends and loved ones came out to join the celebration of his life at the Cypress Mandela Training Center in East Oakland. Hodges, 78, died on May 21, 2020, but the event was postponed until this month due to the pandemic. By Ken Epstein A community celebration was held Saturday, July 8, commemorating the life of former Oakland Board of Education member, civil rights leader, and parent activist Sylvester...

School districts and community organizations have received millions in new state and federal funding over the last three years but three years later, that money is drying up and district leaders lack clear budget numbers from the state.

More than a dozen high school seniors returned to where their school days all began at an elementary school in Scranton for a big sendoff.

Tens of thousands of students have walked the halls of Prescott Elementary since it opened in 1922, and on Friday, it celebrated a major milestone.