Month: January 2014
Educators Work to Overcome Obstacles to Student Success
Posted in Education/Schools/Youth By Ken A. Epstein Oakland needs a “racially, ethnically and linguistically diverse teaching force that reflects”…
Burris Educates Teachers on Race Bias that Youth Face in Criminal Justice System
Posted in Police-Public Safety By Ken A. Epstein Well-known Oakland civil rights attorney John Burris, who has gained a…
Alameda Faces Ballot Initiative, Parks District Lawsuit Over Housing Development
Posted in Environment, Responsive Government y Post Staff Friends of Crown Beach, which is working to preserve Neptune Point in…
Protest Over $1,000 Per Pill Price of New Hepatitis C Drug
Posted in Health By Post Staff Outraged over the price of Solvaldi, Gilead Sciences’ new Hepatitis C drug, approved…
Dan Siegel Joins Mayoral Campaign
Posted in Elections & Voting Rights By Post Staff Oakland attorney Dan Siegel kicked off his mayoral campaign Thursday,…
Half of Black Males, 40 Percent of White Males Arrested by Age 23
Posted in Police-Public Safety By Spencer Whitney Nearly half of black males and almost 40 percent of white males…
Two Developers in Running to Restore Historic Kaiser Convention Center
Posted in Economic Development, Responsive Government By J. Douglas Allen-Taylor The announcement of one of the most important Oakland public…
Op-ed: Council President Lynette Gibson McElhaney Responds to Criticisms
By Lynette Gibson McElhaney The East Bay Express (EBX) has been investigating me for the last nine…