Month: July 2013

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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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