For more than 40 years, Berkeley homeless advocate Boona Cheema has been involved in the lives of the East Bay's poor and homeless citizens. Friday is her last day as executive director of Boss - ...

BERKELEY — Boona Cheema doesn’t like the word retirement. So after 34 years as executive director of Building Opportunities for Self-Sufficiency, Cheema is, well, not retiring — in February. But she ...

As an advocate for the homeless in Berkeley, Boona Cheema always knew that she would dedicate her life to helping others. After spending more than 40 years working with Building Opportunities for Self ...

Building Opportunities for Self Sufficiency Executive Director boona cheema shows her excitement as she talks about plans to build a “village” where homeless families can rely on a safe, secure and ...

BERKELEY — Boona Cheema remembers the sign that changed her life like she saw it yesterday. She was round with pregnancy, poor, and a refugee new to the United States. “I had no idea where to go to ...

Newman's Own food company and Give Something Back Business Products of Oakland this week honored veteran Bay Area activist Boona Cheema's 30 years of service with their Outstanding Community Activist ...

I have lived here for 33 years and have witnessed my much-loved city at its worst and at its best. On Sept. 24, my son Azad Ariel, age 33, died. He was bi-polar and often scared of becoming homeless ...

BERKELEY — Boona Cheema doesn’t like the word retirement. So after 34 years as executive director of Building Opportunities for Self-Sufficiency, Cheema is, well, not retiring — in February. But she ...