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…
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…
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….
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…