Ken A. Epstein
Anger Grows in Wake of Police Killing of Mario Woods
Posted in Equal Rights/Equity, Police-Public Safety, Racial profiling Video reveals six officers shot man with knife up against the wall By…
In Face of Community Pressure, D.A. Drops Case Against Black Friday 14
Posted in Equal Rights/Equity, Ferguson/Black Lives Matter, Racial profiling By Post Staff Alameda County District Attorney Nancy O’Malley finally dropped criminal…
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…
Neighborhood Coalition Awaits City Council Decision on East 12th Street Development
Posted in Affordable Housing, Community, Economic Development, Environment, Gentrification, Housing/Foreclosures By Tulio Ospina The East 12th Wishlist Design Team, supported by the neighborhood coalition Eastlake…
Community Objects to Privately Funded OUSD Enrollment Reform
Posted in Education/Schools/Youth, Equal Rights/Equity, Labor By Ken A. Epstein Members of the Board of Education and community activists are raising…
Environmental Groups Withdraw Lawsuit, Give City Opportunity to Stop Coal
By Tulio Ospina Environmental groups represented by Earthjustice have withdrawn their lawsuit against the City of Oakland…
Community Objects to Privately Funded OUSD Enrollment Reform
Posted in Uncategorized By Ken A. Epstein Members of the Board of Education and community activists are raising concerns…
Berkeley NAACP Calls on BUSD to Investigate Discrimination Against Employees, Students
Berkeley High School By Ken Epstein Manour Id-Deen, president of the Berkeley NAACP, met recently with Berkeley…
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…