D'Andre Ball

Soulful musician Madison McFerrin talks about her San Francisco roots, familial musical inspiration, and her debut album — I Hope You Can Forgive Me

Lowrider culture in America is often misunderstood. Pop culture references to this community, such as in music videos and movies, has sometimes led to misconceptons of the individuals who choose to be a part of lowrider clubs across the country. However, when you talk to people who have come up in lowrider culture, particularly Mexican-Americans,you’ll learn that there’s more to the culture than what's portrayed in the media.

In Oakland, the City Council approved an ordinance earlier this month that caps rent increases in rent-controlled buildings at three-point-six percent this year. The move has evoked opposition from some landlords and property owners, who argue that the cap will hurt them most.

On Tuesday night, the Oakland City Council passed an ordinance that would no longer allow landlords of rent-controlled buildings to raise rent by more than three percent each year.

The Oakland City Council announced plans to create a new fund to pay for services for victims of the war on drugs

America has a complicated history regarding high rise public housing.Not many people are aware that San Francisco has also experimented with these high rise low-income developments. One that we’ll learn about today is Geneva Towers.

A developer with Amazon ties has submitted an application to develop a modern manufacturing center near the Oakland Coliseum.

For many African-Americans, church is a central part of their lives. So when the COVID-19 pandemic hit, black church leaders had to get innovative to keep their church communities intact.Bishop K.R. Woods, pastor of Covenant Church in Berkeley, says COVID has been both a crisis and an opportunity. In this installment of our series At Work, KALW’s D’Andre Ball speaks with Bishop Woods to see how his church has navigated the pandemic, and a rapidly gentrifying Berkeley.

The City of Oakland has launched a pilot program providing a transit subsidy in hopes that it will increase ridership among low-income residents.

City Councilmembers are considering an ordinance to reduce crime in Oakland by banning untraceable guns.