Month: May 2015
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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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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…