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We pray that Kevin be allowed to raise his children and do his vital work in the community pending appeal.  Kevin has been a model citizen during the 9-plus-year ordeal since the shooting and has proven he is neither a flight risk nor a threat to public safety.  I pray for grace and mercy for all of us. 

The media, the institution designed to hold our systems accountable, failed one of its own. Not by covering the verdict incorrectly, but by treating presence as optional when presence is everything.

The question we should be asking ourselves is not whether socialism has failed, but rather: What country in the world, regardless of its political system, would survive a siege of this magnitude for seven decades?

California’s Castle Doctrine, which allows homeowners and residents to use reasonable — including deadly — force against intruders, was supposed to protect people in that situation. It didn’t protect Epps.

All My Usos (AMU), meaning “All My Brothers” in Samoan, is a homage to the organization's grassroots initiative that’s provided services and resources to thousands of families over the last decade.

APA is an important organization in the Bay Area that serves the AAPI community, but its services are open to all.

Dr. Butch Ware has earned the full and official endorsement of the San Francisco Bay View National Black Newspaper for governor of California in 2026.

 “There is too much that happened to give anybody the sense that this was a proper prosecution and a proper conviction. They ... did so much wrong in order to bring this man into the criminal justice system.” - Judge Harbin-Forte

The Black Panther Party, founded to end the oppression of Black people, recognized that political solidarity was fundamental but not enough; to fight for freedom, people need to eat, learn and be healthy. In response, free breakfast was offered to children by chapters of the party throughout the country, along with community schools, free health clinics and many other efforts under the banner “Survival Pending Revolution.” Here, Dr. Buck explains the programs as he leads a tour of the Black Panther Museum.

In the first hours of the war by the U.S. and Israel against Iran on Saturday, Feb. 27, 2026, this girls’ elementary school in Minab, Iran, was bombed. At least 108 were killed, most of them school girls ages 7 to 12 in their morning classes – one a 9-year-old who had memorized the Quran and was preparing for a competition in two months. – Photo: Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, X

GLIDE celebrates its newest initiative — a community barbershop designed to connect men with critical health and support services.

Jeffrey Epstein – What is going on now? What really happened? Why the delay in releasing the information? What is being hidden?

The mural at Malcolm X Academy speaks for the school, the neighborhood – Hunters Point has been called “the fiercest ‘hood in the Bay” – and his campaign for governor of California. He visited the school in support of the teachers’ strike.

The situation is dire. Donald Trump’s Big Ugly Bill gutted Medicare and Medicaid. This pre-fascist madman highjacked our taxpayer money and gave it to his rich friends. 

Dr. Butch Ware, Green Party candidate for governor of California, puts universal healthcare at the top of his priority list. Unlike Democratic candidates, he takes no money from Big Pharma or others in the healthcare industry that oppose universal healthcare.

The San Francisco Bay View Foundation has launched a new collaboration with Kaiser Permanente San Francisco to support the San Francisco Bay View newspaper internship program.

The first round of San Francisco’s housing cooperatives supported by HUD was intended to be a shield against displacement, but many of these same housing cooperatives are now on the brink of disaster, leaving Black people and poor people of all nationalities to wonder how “ownership” has become another word without meaning. This feature begins our ongoing series of stories tracing the money, the paper trail, and most importantly, the people fighting for their homes.

The new study showing instant ramen can cause metabolic syndrome, heart problems, and premature death has critical implications for the thousands of people in California prisons who rely on instant ramen to survive the failed food system. As CDCR and other prison agencies face increased pressure to address the health dangers of ultra-processed prison commissary food, the people who suffer the most—those behind the walls who rarely hear about these types of health issues—want safe food, real alternatives, and a voice in the food they’re forced to eat every day.

Maria Mirabel's children and niece are some of the innocent bystanders threatened with starvation because of the US government's 65-year blockade as well as Trump and Rubio's complete ban on oil to the island since January. End the US taxpayer sponsored blockade on Cuba! 

Sudan is now the worst humanitarian crisis in the world. Sudanese suffer much as Gazans do but their numbers are far greater. The entire population is 52 million, and according to the UN Refugee Agency, reporting in April 2025, 13 million had to flee their homes.