In Memoriam: Jesus A. Portillo

Jesus Anthony Portillo passed quietly in his sleep on May 25, 2022. He had been fighting heart issues for many years, and that big heart of his finally decided it was time to rest. Before presenting the facts of his life, mention must be made of him and why this is...

Community School for Creative Education Awarded Five-Year Grant

CSCE Awarded  $1,187,500  Over Five Years AsCalifornia Community Schools Partnership Program Implementation Grant 2022-2026 Oakland, CA –  Community School for Creative Education has been awarded $1,187,500 over the next five years from the California Department...

Relentless Courage to Organize

by Dr. George CL Cummings, Regional Executive Director, FIAEB My faith is deeply rooted in what noted scholar Professor Cornel West referred to as a “prophetic African American revolutionary Christianity” in his landmark book entitled Prophesy Deliverance published in...

Antioch CHANGE Housing Report Released

We are proud to release our new report today, “Antioch CHANGE: A Community Housing Assessment of Needs, Gaps and Equity” that summarizes the housing experiences of over 1,000 Antioch residents, gathered by East County Regional Group parent leaders in a...

Raise Your Voice for a Moral Budget

Next week, the Alameda County Board of Supervisors (BOS) will finalize the budget for FY2022-23. Now is the time to insist that they fulfill their commitment to Care First, Jails Last by funding services to prevent people with mental illness or...

PICO California Renews

From Joseph Tomás Mckellar, Executive Director of PICO California on June 6, 2022 Today, after an eighteen month journey of collective reflection and renewal, we give thanks to our Creator as we celebrate the PICO California network’s in our new, independent,...

Protesting Deaths at Alameda County Jail

On May 24 local faith leaders and community members protested deaths at Alameda County Jail and presented demands to the County Board of Supervisors.   There have been more than 58 in-custody deaths at Alameda County Jail since 2014. Several of the deaths were murders...

Affordable Homes in Oakland

OakCLT is selling affordable homes dramatically below market value to qualifying low-income homebuyers. As part of that process there will be several information sessions to explain OakCLT’s model, what it looks like to be an OakCLT homeowner, and how OakCLT takes...

Faith Leaders Call for Accountability Over Deaths at Jail

Twelve Oakland faith leaders, including Faith in Action East Bay Executive Direct Dr. George Cummings, have formerly called for accountability over negligence, deaths at Santa Rita County Jail.  The move is part of a larger, growing movement for Alameda County...

Leader Spotlight: Lesbhia Morones

Lesbhia listening. “Loving others means accepting others, no matter how different they are,” explained Lesbhia Morones, a leader with Faith in Action East Bay (FIAEB)—formerly Oakland Community Organization (OCO)—for over twenty years. “This organization has taught me...