Ken A. Epstein
Mayor Schaaf Seeks to Unseat Oakland City Council Incumbents
Posted in Army Base Jobs, Elections & Voting Rights, Politics By Ken Epstein There are indications that Mayor Libby Schaaf may…
Noel Gallo Faces Viola Gonzales in Oakland District 5 Race
By Tulio Ospina In the City Council race for Oakland District 5, incumbent Noel Gallo is facing…
Office of Civil Rights Says School District Discriminated Against Autistic Student- nine-year-old was held face down and kept in seclusion
By Ken Epstein The U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights (OCR) has found that the…
Opinion: Violence Against Students by Oakland Schools’ Staff Must Stop
Posted in Education/Schools/Youth, Equal Rights/Equity, Police-Public Safety A disturbing new video has surfaced showing security guards at Fremont High in Oakland…
Black Students Demand School District Take Steps to Reduce Racism at Berkeley High
Posted in Berkeley, Education/Schools/Youth, Equal Rights/Equity, Ferguson/Black Lives Matter, Labor, Racial profiling By Ken Epstein In the wake of a racist, violent threat and…
Do Schaaf and Her Administration Bury City Policies They Oppose?
Posted in Politics, Responsive Government By Ken Epstein At this week’s City Council meeting, Assistant to the City Administrator Joe…
Oakland City Councilmembers Reluctant to Call Housing State of Emergency
Posted in Affordable Housing, Gentrification, Housing/Foreclosures, Responsive Government By Ken Epstein The City of Alameda has been in the spotlight in the…
Oakland School District’s Catalog Promotes Charters That Exclude Special Needs Students
Posted in Education/Schools/Youth, Equal Rights/Equity By Ken Epstein The Oakland Unified School District (OUSD) for the first time has included…
Community Protesters: Amid Housing Crisis, Why is Council Funding More Police?
Posted in Affordable Housing, Gentrification, Housing/Foreclosures, Police-Public Safety By Tulio Ospina The Oakland City Council voted Tuesday evening to accept a controversial…
Faith Leaders Call on Legislators to Commit to Jobs, Justice and Human Rights
Posted in Community, Economic Development, Equal Rights/Equity, Immigrant Rights, Labor By Ken Epstein Three Oakland pastors are taking the lead to bring together…