Ken A. Epstein

Ken A. Epstein

Opinion: Support Community Leadership on the Oakland Planning Commission

Posted in Affordable Housing, Economic Development, Equal Rights/Equity, Gentrification, Labor By Rev. Damita Davis-Howard  We’re in a development boom in Oakland. Cranes and bulldozers…

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Tim White Rehired to Lead Facilities Dept. at Oakland Unified School District

By Post Staff The Oakland Unified School District has rehired widely respected administrator Tim White as Deputy…

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Ken A. Epstein

Open Letter: Oakland Mayor Should Reject Job Policies That Increase Discrimination Against Black Workers

Posted in Affordable Housing, Against White Supremacy, Economic Development, Equal Rights/Equity, Gentrification, Housing/Foreclosures, Labor, Libby Schaaf Black Americans have twice as much unemployment as white workers….

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Ken A. Epstein

Prescott Elementary in West Oakland Says No to Charter School on Campus

Ben “Coach” Taspscott (top right) speaks at a meeting called by the school district Monday at Prescott…

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Ken A. Epstein

Opinion: Full Funding For Apprentice Training and City Job Centers

By Desley Brooks, District 6 Councilwoman Construction is booming in Oakland. From almost anywhere in the city…

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Ken A. Epstein

Report: OUSD Spends Too Much on Top Administrators, Not Enough for Schools

Parent Zaineb Alomari of Community United Elementary School spoke at the Board of Education meeting Wednesday night,…

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Ken A. Epstein

Political Leaders Engineered State Control of Oakland Public Schools

OUSD was required to borrow $100 million when they only needed $37 million Assemblymember Sandré Swanson pressured…

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Ken A. Epstein

State “Culpable” for School District’s Financial Crisis, Says Former County Schools’ Superintendent

By Ken Epstein The State of California, which is legally responsible for overseeing the Oakland Unified School…

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Ken A. Epstein

Stopping the Stadium Mega-Development Was an Important Victory, But This Fight Is Far from Over

By Alvina Wong After four months of organizing by Laney students, faculty, and staff, Chinatown and Eastlake…

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Free East Bay Showing of Documentary “Backpack Full of Cash”

¨Backpack Full of Cash,” narrated by Matt Damon, is a feature-length documentary that explores the growing privatization…

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