Month: August 2014
Systemic Barriers Keep Teachers of Color Out of Oakland Classrooms
Posted in Education/Schools/Youth By Ashley Chambers There are no shortage of reports that point to the lack of diversity…
Police Union Says City Lacks Plan to Deal with “Chaos on the Streets” – Mayoral Candidates Respond
Posted in Elections & Voting Rights, Police-Public Safety “Upcoming Urban Shield Weapons Expo in downtown Oakland is ‘an insult to…
Community Demand for Stronger Police Discipline
Posted in Community, Equal Rights/Equity, Police-Public Safety By Ken Epstein A coalition of police accountability activists is considering its next steps,…
Schools Will Open with Shortage of Teachers and Textbooks
Posted in Education/Schools/Youth By Ashley Chambers. The Oakland Unified School District (OUSD) is scrambling to hire teachers and purchase…
Army Base Project Hired Only Eight Workers from West Oakland
Posted in Army Base Jobs, Community, Economic Development, Environment, Equal Rights/Equity, Gentrification By Ken A. Epstein More and more people in the community are…
West Oakland Residents Not Receiving Army Base Jobs
Posted in Army Base Jobs, Business, Community, Economic Development, Equal Rights/Equity, Labor, Oakland Job Programs, Transportation By Ken Epstein The Oakland Post has received replies from…
Is Phil Tagami Stacking the Deck Against California Waste Solutions?
Posted in Army Base Jobs, Business, Economic Development, Education/Schools/Youth, Labor, Responsive Government By Ken A. Epstein The Oakland Post has been hearing community concerns…
Commentary: The Transfer of Army Base Property to CWS Is “Critically Important”
Posted in Army Base Jobs, Business, Commentary, Economic Development, Oakland Job Programs, Responsive Government, Transportation By Phil Tagami I do not think it is productive…
Oakland “Dumps” Waste Management
Posted in Community, Economic Development, Education/Schools/Youth, Environment, Health, Labor, Oakland Job Programs, Oakland Talks Trash, Responsive Government By Ken A. Epstein Waste Management (WM) lost out on…
City to Rezone School Headquarters Property for Residential Housing
By Ken Epstein and Ashley Chambers Plans are moving forward to lease or sell the Oakland Unified…