Month: May 2015

Ken A. Epstein

Mothers Alleges Her Son Was Beaten by Five Officers in Santa Rita

Posted in Equal Rights/Equity, Police-Public Safety By Post staff In an interview with the Post, Mary Cook said her son…

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Ken A. Epstein

Vote on Luxury Apartment Tower Postponed, As Councilmembers Seek Improved Community Benefits

By Ken Epstein A number of Oakland residents have been waiting to see what the City Council…

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Kitty-Epstein

Commentary: Oakland Needs a Department to Address Institutionalized Injustice

Posted in Commentary, Economic Development, Equal Rights/Equity, Ferguson/Black Lives Matter, Gentrification, Housing/Foreclosures, Immigrant Rights, Labor, Police-Public Safety, Reentry/Formerly Incarcerated, Responsive Government By Kitty Kelly Epstein Two-thirds of the people…

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Ken A. Epstein

Parents Fight to Keep Bilingual Class for Spanish-speaking Kindergartners

Posted in Education/Schools/Youth, Equal Rights/Equity By Ken Epstein Latino parent leaders have been fighting the Oakland Unified School District for…

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Ken A. Epstein

School District Places Security Officers on Leave After Video Shows Student Was Punched and Choked

Posted in Education/Schools/Youth, Equal Rights/Equity, Police-Public Safety  “What happened in this… incident is absolutely unacceptable,” said Supt. Antwan Wilson By Post…

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Evictions Fuel Bay Area Housing Crisis

Posted in Gentrification, Housing/Foreclosures By Nikolas Zelinski San Francisco’s eviction rate has increased by over 54 percent in the past…

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Ken A. Epstein

Teachers Vote to Authorize Work Actions, Strike Against School District

Posted in Education/Schools/Youth, Labor By Post Staff Oakland teachers have voted to authorize a strike against the Oakland Unified School…

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Ken A. Epstein

Tagami’s New Deal to Bring Coal to Oakland Draws Opposition

Posted in Community, Economic Development, Environment, Politics, Responsive Government By Ashley Chambers Now that the Oakland Army Base development project is well underway,…

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Ken A. Epstein

Protesters Shut Down Council Meeting , Demand Affordable Housing Not Luxury Apartments

Posted in Equal Rights/Equity, Ferguson/Black Lives Matter, Gentrification, Police-Public Safety, Politics, Responsive Government By Ken Epstein Oakland City Council chambers became ground zero for…

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Ken A. Epstein

Commentary: Longshore Union Shut Down Port of Oakland to Protest Police Killings

Posted in Equal Rights/Equity, Ferguson/Black Lives Matter, Labor, Police-Public Safety By Stacey Rodgers On Friday, May 1 – International Workers Day, about…

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