By Roxana Amparo, Editor-in-Chief
• December 1, 2016
Faculty and staff offered warm goodbyes to Contra Costa Community College District Chancellor Helen Benjamin in the Fireside Hall on Wednesday.
After 26 years at the district, serving CCC, Los Medanos...
Oakland — Thousands of Bay Area residents gathered around Lake Merritt in downtown Oakland, California on Nov. 13, 2016 to peacefully protest against President-elect Donald Trump's divisive and targeted...
The Advocate compiled sounds, and photography of the Not My President protest in downtown Oakland, California on Nov. 9, 2016 into a video.
Protests in cities nationwide erupted in the wake of Republican...
By Marci Suela, Social Media Editor
• November 17, 2016
As a veteran, Contra Costa Community College District Trustee John Márquez is thrilled to see the Veterans Resource Center (VRC) open on campus.
“A group of us veterans would sit in the (old) cafeteria...
By Efrain Valdez, Advocate Staff
• November 17, 2016
About 2,000 students throughout the West Contra Costa Unified School District marched through the streets of Richmond and San Pablo on Thursday to show their unity against President-elect Donald Trump’s...
OAKLAND — About an hour into the march, tear gas, burning garbage, sage and incense smoke wafted through a hundred protesters bottlenecked at Washington Street and 8th Street at about 8 p.m. in downtown...
Students came together for the “Undivided” rally and march against President-elect Donald Trump on Thursday.
About 100 Contra Costa College student protesters made their way down San Pablo Avenue...
In the wake of the 2016 election cycle, Californians voted for local ballot measures, state propositions and candidates — but people nationwide were shocked by the results at the federal level.
President-elect...
About 8,000 people surrounded the 3.4-mile perimeter of Lake Merritt here on Sunday from 3 to 6 p.m. to stand in solidarity with people who are threatened by President-elect Donald Trump’s divisive rhetoric.
As...
By Roxana Amparo, Editor-in-Chief
• November 16, 2016
For many undocumented people living in the United States, the election of Republican candidate Donald Trump as president has left them questioning what will happen to them and their families come January...
The passing of Proposition 64, which legalizes marijuana in California effective immediately, means adults 21 years and older can now grow, possess and use but will have to wait until 2018 before they...
BART riders can expect massive improvements throughout the Bay Area’s Rapid Transit system after voters passed measure RR on Nov. 9 authorizing the BART District to grant $3.5 billion in bonds for repairs...
