From the OL Editorial Team

Some of the Bay Area’s best-known women musicians will come together this Wednesday, Nov. 30, in Rise Up & Dance, a concert and dance party to support and benefit Laney College's CalWORKs - a program that helps families rise from poverty to careers through community college education.

By Debi Mason

In the Spirit -  an Oakland-based organization - will host its first annual awards celebration this Sunday, Oct. 2, honoring leaders and individuals that have influenced and impacted the community through their tireless efforts.

With Breast Cancer Awareness month only a few days away, three local businesses have joined for an artistic approach to the disease that afflicts hundreds of thousands of women around the globe.

"Should Oakland residents have to pay $100 a year in permits to raise chickens?"  There were over 300 people at the July 2011 hearing where Oakland, CA residents came together with City government to share views on how Oakland should handle permitting for urban agriculture.