Month: March 2015
Unanswered Questions as OUSD Moves Forward on Headquarters Development
Posted in Economic Development, Education/Schools/Youth, Housing/Foreclosures How will the district pay for the project, estimated to cost $100 million? By Ken…
Oakland Unified: Fremont, McClymonds and Castlemont Will Not Be Turned into Charter Schools
Posted in Education/Schools/Youth By Ken Epstein The Oakland Unified School District (OUSD) has announced that by a March 12…
Oakland Unified’s Interim Facilities Head Lance Jackson Earns $30,000 a Month, Replacing Tim White Who Earned $13,000
Posted in Community, Education/Schools/Youth Jackson Not Implicated in W. Contra Costa Construction Investigation, Says OUSD By Ken Epstein The Oakland…
Community Pushes for AC Transit Project without Displacement
Posted in Community, Economic Development, Environment, Gentrification, Labor, Responsive Government, Transportation By Nikolas Zelinski Neighbors gathered at Allen Temple Baptist Church in East Oakland Wednesday…
Coliseum City Proposal Would Build at Least 5,750 Units of Market Rate Units But No Guaranteed Affordable Housing
By Ken Epstein While many people are looking at the proposed Coliseum City development as the best…
A Push for Alameda County to Fund Reentry Programs
Posted in Economic Development, Equal Rights/Equity, Health, Oakland Job Programs, Police-Public Safety, Reentry/Formerly Incarcerated By Ashley Chambers A number of local groups are challenging…
Oakland Unified Says Its HQ Is “Presumed to Be Beyond Repair,” But Architects Say It Can Be Renovated for Half the Cost of New Building
Posted in Community, Economic Development, Education/Schools/Youth, Environment, Gentrification, Housing/Foreclosures, Labor, Oakland Job Programs, Responsive Government By Ken Epstein The Oakland Unified District seems to be acting on…
De Anza High Students Protest Dismissal of Popular Teacher
Posted in Education/Schools/Youth, Equal Rights/Equity, Labor, Responsive Government, Richmond By Post staff About 100 De Anza High School students held a day-long protest,…
Tim White’s Departure Disrupts Facilities and Repair Department at School District
Posted in Economic Development, Education/Schools/Youth, Labor, Oakland Job Programs By Ken Epstein Administrator Tim White’s departure under pressure from the Oakland Unified…
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Coliseum City Development Should Benefit Oakland Residents, Say Local Groups
Mayor Libby Schaaf does not support building sports arena in business park By Ken Epstein At least…