Month: July 2015
Alicia Garza of #BlackLivesMatter Serves as Grand Marshal, Speaks at SF Pride Parade
Posted in Equal Rights/Equity, LGBT “We have a lot of work to do to make sure that there is equity…
School District Proposes to Change Fremont High School’s Name to Innovation High
Posted in Education/Schools/Youth By Quenajonay Frazier Green & Gold Fremont High will no longer be Fremont High after next…
Fremont High School’s Student-run Newspaper Shuts Down After 104 Years
Posted in Education/Schools/Youth By Ken Epstein Fremont High School in East Oakland has shut down its award winning school…
Oakland Youth Make Their Voices Heard on Police Reform
Posted in Education/Schools/Youth, Police-Public Safety By Tulio Ospina The City of Oakland’s Youth Advisory Commission, which serves as a liaison…
Oakland Street Academy Teacher Betsy Schulz Retires After 40 Years
Posted in Education/Schools/Youth, Labor By Jaron Epstein Betsy Schulz, who has taught generations of high school students at Oakland Emiliano…
City Council Passes $2.4 Billion Budget, leaving Some Residents Angry and Dissatisified
Posted in Responsive Government By Ken Epstein The Oakland City Council this week passed a two-year $2.4 billion budget…
Oakland City Council Set to Choose Developer to Renovate Kaiser Convention Center
Posted in Arts and Culture, Business, Economic Development, Labor, Oakland Job Programs, Responsive Government Rendering of CDP’s proposed hotel between the Kaiser Convention Center…
Residents Support Water Cutbacks But Worry About Rate increases
Posted in Climate change, Environment By Nikolas Zelinski A recent Field poll indicates that 65 percent of Californians support Gov….
LGBT Mural at Galería de la Raza Set on Fire
Posted in Equal Rights/Equity, Immigrant Rights, LGBT Ani Rivera, director of Galería de la Raza, speaks before a crowd of 300…
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