Month: July 2013

Ken A. Epstein

If City College Shuts Down, What Will San Francisco Lose?

Posted in SF City College By Helena Worthen and Joe Berry The Accrediting Commission of Community and Junior Colleges…

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Gina Hill, New Principal at Oakland Street Academy

Posted in Education/Schools/Youth By Jaron K. Epstein Gina Hill, the new principal at the Oakland Emiliano Zapata Street Academy,…

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Local Job Providers Call for WIB Overhaul

By Ken A. Epstein A group of local nonprofit job agencies, calling themselves the Oakland Workforce Development…

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Army Base Businesses Ready to Move to Port Land

By J. Douglas Allen-Taylor In the future, when people talk about the extra difficulties in getting things…

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Bay Area Organizes Sept. 7 Protest to Restore Voting Rights Act

Posted in Community, Equal Rights/Equity By Ken A. Epstein The Bay Area Restore Section 5 Movement held its first East…

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30,000 California Inmates Begin Hunger Strike

Posted in Equal Rights/Equity By Post Staff About 30,000 inmates in California began a hunger strike Monday in solidarity…

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NAACP Alleges Bias; African American Chamber Says Audit “Maligns” Contractor

Posted in Army Base Jobs, City Auditor’s Report By Ken A. Epstein The Oakland African American Chamber of Commerce is…

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Commentary: Community Mobilizes to Save City College of SF

Posted in Education/Schools/Youth, SF City College By Helena Worthen and Joe Berry If you have been trying to follow the…

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City Workers Strike Oakland

Posted in Labor

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Debate Simmers on City’s $2 Billion Budget

Posted in Community, Labor, Responsive Government By Ken A. Epstein Oakland’s new two-year $2 billion budget – the first in five…

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