Month: November 2014
Berkeley High Alumnus and Whistleblower Threatened with Arrest
Posted in Berkeley, Community, Education/Schools/Youth, Equal Rights/Equity, Police-Public Safety, Responsive Government By Ken Epstein Most people would consider Ralph Walker a model Berkeley High…
Mayor-elect Tom Butt, Richmond Progressive Alliance Celebrate Victory
Posted in Politics, Richmond By Post Staff and press reports Tom Butt was elected Richmond Mayor Tuesday despite a multimillion-dollar…
Tony Thurmond Wins District 15th Assembly Race
Posted in Berkeley, Elections & Voting Rights, Richmond By Nikolas Zelinski In a race between two Democrats, Tony Thurmond beat Elizabeth…
Growing Bay Area Movement Calls for End to Mass Incarceration
Posted in Community, Education/Schools/Youth, Equal Rights/Equity, Police-Public Safety, Reentry/Formerly Incarcerated By Ashley Chambers A daylong summit to discuss ways to work to end…
Business Center in West Oakland Will Give Opportunities for Formerly Incarcerated
By Ashley Chambers A vacant lot left blighted for over three decades on 7th and Campbell streets in…
City Still Has No Plans to Beef Up Programs for Job Seekers
By Ken Epstein When the City Council adopted this year’s Workforce Investment Board (WIB) budget, councilmembers voted…
Councilmembers Endorse Prompt Payments to Nonprofits
Posted in Business, Economic Development, Oakland Job Programs, Responsive Government By Ken Epstein The City Council’s Finance and Management Committee this week…
Mayor Candidate Jason “Shake” Anderson, Committed for the Long Haul
Posted in Arts and Culture, Community, Elections & Voting Rights, Responsive Government By Post Staff Jason “Shake” Anderson – a U.S. veteran,…
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