Month: November 2015
Oakland Schools’ PR Chief Receives New $192,000 Contract
Posted in Economic Development, Education/Schools/Youth, Labor, Oakland Job Programs, Responsive Government By Ken Epstein Isaac Kos-Read, chief of Communications and Public Affairs for…
Oakland Steps Out for Faith with a Joyful Noise
Posted in Affordable Housing, Arts and Culture, Community, Economic Development, Equal Rights/Equity, Gentrification, History and remembering, Housing/Foreclosures, Police-Public Safety, Racial profiling On Saturday, Nov. 7, churches and community…
Racism in Berkeley Schools “Has Been Tolerated for Too Long,” Say Community Leaders
Posted in Berkeley, Community, Education/Schools/Youth, Equal Rights/Equity, Ferguson/Black Lives Matter, Responsive Government Berkeley High School students walked out of school Nov. 5 after a…
High Priced Consultant Still Earning $30,000 a Month at Oakland Unified
Posted in Education/Schools/Youth, Labor, Oakland Job Programs Buildings and Grounds Workers Fear They Will Be Replaced by Consultants By Ken A….
Racist Threat at Berkeley High School Sparks Outage, Students Walk Out
Posted in Berkeley, Education/Schools/Youth, Ferguson/Black Lives Matter, Police-Public Safety, Responsive Government, Uncategorized Berkeley High School students walked out of classes and rallied at UC…