Month: July 2013
Brooks Victorious, Kernighan Humiliated
Posted in City Auditor’s Report, Community, Responsive Government Multiracial outpouring of community support for Brooks By Tasion Kwamilele Council President Pat…
Community Coalition Wins Police Accountability Victory
Posted in Police-Public Safety, Responsive Government By Ken A. Epstein After struggling for two years to overcome city staff resistance…
Council Calls for WIB Budget Transparency
By Ken A. Epstein The City Council has approved a $4.9 million Oakland Workforce Investment Board budget…
Port Commission Blocks Deal to Move Truck Parking Company
By Post Staff Port of Oakland Commissioners have passed an amended resolution that may put a truck…
Prison Hunger Strike Against Endless Solitary Detention
Posted in Equal Rights/Equity, Police-Public Safety By Jaron K. Epstein The treatment of prisoners in the U.S. has continued to…
Teamsters Dispute with Local Trucker Haunts Army Base Project
By Ken A. Epstein A high profile lawsuit has reignited a long simmering dispute between Oakland Army…
Brooks Faces Censure for Building East Oakland Teen Center
Posted in City Auditor’s Report, Responsive Government By Ken A. Epstein Based on a recommendation of the Alameda County Grand…
Accusations Against Brooks Are a “Witch Hunt,” Say Community Members
Posted in City Auditor’s Report, Responsive Government By Ken A. Epstein Community members are responding angrily as news has began…
Council Members Favoring Censure Are a “Bunch of Hypocrites,” Says de la Fuente
Posted in City Auditor’s Report, Responsive Government By Post Staff Former Councilmember Ignacio de la Fuente is saying council members…
Rainbow Teen Center, a “Hidden Jewel,” Was Built in 45 Days
Posted in City Auditor’s Report, Community, Education/Schools/Youth, Responsive Government By Post Staff The East Oakland Rainbow Teen Center is located in a…