On this show: 0:08 – Trump’s Attorney General William Barr yesterday testified to Congress in a heated hearing on the gassing of protesters at Lafayette Square, the deployment of federal agents to cities like Portland, the deaths of people incarcerated in federal prisons, and more. He faced intense grilling by Democrats, including Rep. Pramila Jayapal. John Nichols (@NicholsUprising), national affairs …
Golden Giveback by The Warriors + Uber Eats
Folks can use the Uber eats app to order food from Lena’s , from now until August 4th. Uber Eats + The Warriors will match those sales, providing Roots employees with lunch on August 9th! We’ll notify you all of logistics around this as we get closer to that date.
Oakland, awash with COVID-19, struggles to keep people away from popular Lake Merritt
After authorities discouraged crowds over the weekend, Oakland’s Lake Merritt returned to normal Monday morning, with a small number of people enjoying the pathways and sunny blue skies. (Maura Dolan / Los Angeles Times) By Maura DolanStaff Writer July 27, 2020 6:10 PM OAKLAND — As coronavirus cases topped 10,000 in Alameda County last week, Oakland officials started telling residents to avoid …
Coronavirus: As deaths in Latinx community skyrocket, Newsom calls to protect essential workers
By Robert Salonga | rsalonga@bayareanewsgroup.com, David DeBolt | ddebolt@bayareanewsgroup.com and Harriet Blair Rowan Amid California’s COVID-19 surge, the deadly virus is stalking communities of color, elected leaders and health officials said Friday, targeting Black and Latinx people both at work and in recreational settings. In a news conference Friday, Gov. Gavin Newsom underscored the rampant spread of the disease …
Oakland: City Leaders Urge Residents To Avoid Social Gatherings
OAKLAND (BCN) East Oakland residents are being urged to avoid social gatherings because they are leading to a surge in COVID-19 cases, city leaders said Friday. Leaders made their pleas at 12:15 p.m. at the Lake Merritt Amphitheater on Lake Merritt Boulevard between 12th Street and First Avenue. The surge has been directly related to parties and social gatherings, and …
Data secrecy may cripple U.S. attempts to slow pandemic
Science‘s COVID-19 reporting is supported by the Pulitzer Center and the Heising-Simons Foundation California was a COVID-19 success story—until suddenly it wasn’t. Early in the pandemic, the state seemed to have the new coronavirus under control, but it has begun to ride a wave there, with records set in daily cases several times this month, and deaths on the rise. …
Find A COVID-19 Testing Site Near You
Find A COVID-19 Testing Site Near You
Berkeley City College to conduct fall semester virtually with limited in-person options
By Kate Finman | Senior Staff Student services, including admissions and counseling services, will still be available remotely at Berkeley City College and other colleges in the Peralta Colleges district. Like other colleges in the Bay Area, Berkeley City College will operate online with the exception of certain types of classes for the fall 2020 semester. Berkeley City College, or …