Month: April 2014

Ken A. Epstein

Attorney Tanya Russell, 75

Tanya Russell, an Oakland attorney and activist for social and racial justice, died on Feb. 16. She…

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Post Photographer Laura Wong Presents at “A Day in the Life of Asian Pacific America”

Posted in Arts and Culture, Media Post photographer Laura Ming Wong spoke and showed slides of of her photography at…

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PUEBLO Proposes Public Commission to Oversee Police Department

Posted in Police-Public Safety By Ken A. Epstein Local police accountability activists have begun a campaign to place a…

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City Seeks to Renew Measure Y Public Safety Tax

Posted in Community, Education/Schools/Youth, Elections & Voting Rights, Police-Public Safety By Ken Epstein Local leaders are encouraged by the results of a…

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Ms. Quan’s Difficult Road to Re-election

Posted in Elections & Voting Rights A CounterPoints Column By J. Douglas Allen-Taylor Nothing that happened at last week’s…

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Tagami’s Charter High School Client Withdraws Because Location Is Next to a Parole Office

Posted in Community, Economic Development, Education/Schools/Youth, Environment By Ken A. Epstein An East Bay group of charter schools has suspended its application…

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Post Excluded from Mayoral Debate

Posted in Community, Politics Publisher Club: “Why would MGO Demo Club shut out the most loyal Demo readers and voters?”…

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Planning Commission Approves West Oakland Customs Inspection Site

Posted in Army Base Jobs, Business, Community, Economic Development, Oakland Job Programs, Politics By Ken Epstein The city’s Planning Commission this week rejected a…

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Oakland Schools Considers New Parcel Tax

Posted in Education/Schools/Youth By Post Staff The Oakland Unified School District may become one of the first public school…

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Port Businesses Dispute Proposal for A’s Stadium on Oakland Waterfront

Posted in Business, Economic Development, Environment, Politics By Ken EpsteinA plan to build a new A’s stadium on the downtown Oakland waterfront…

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