Month: March 2014

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Tagami’s Company Seeks to Place High School Next to Parole Office

Posted in Community, Economic Development, Education/Schools/Youth, Environment By Ken Epstein Local business owners are raising concerns about negative impacts of a plan…

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Leadership Public Schools Administrators Respond to Criticisms

Posted in Community, Economic Development, Education/Schools/Youth, Environment By Ken Epstein Administrators at Leadership Public Schools (LPS), a charter school with campuses in…

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Oakland Super Heroes Mural Unveiled

Posted in Arts and Culture, Community The Oakland Super Heroes Mural can be found at 35th and Market street. Photo…

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Poll Shows Voters Highly Dissatisfied with Mayor Quan

Posted in Elections & Voting Rights, Politics By Ken A. Epstein A new poll commissioned by mayoral candidate Libby Schaaf…

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Everything That Affects Women Has to Do with Politics, Says BWOPA

Posted in Community, Politics By Ashley Chambers Black Women Organized for Political Action (BWOPA) recently held an event inviting women…

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Santana Quits, Blackwell Takes Reins as City Administrator

Posted in Responsive Government By Ken A. Epstein While Mayor Jean Quan and City Administrator Deanna Santana are publicly…

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Reid, Brooks, Gallo Get Tough on Trash

Posted in Community, Environment, Health By Ken A. Epstein The East Oakland Beautification Council, while only in existence for less than…

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States Turn Away from Mass Incarceration

Posted in Police-Public Safety “No state holds more of its prisoners for longer periods of time than California”  By…

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