Commentary
Why Supporting the Fight Against Racist Police Killings Could Mean a New Chapter in Environmentalism
Posted in Climate change, Commentary, Environment, Ferguson/Black Lives Matter, Responsive Government By Katie Valentine,ThinkProgress The Sierra Club has had its share of environmental…
President to Award Medal of Freedom to Three Slain Civil Rights Workers
Posted in Commentary, Elections & Voting Rights, Equal Rights/Equity Three young men murdered in Neshoba County 50 years ago registering African…
City Council Settles Garbage Wars
Posted in Business, Community, Economic Development, Education/Schools/Youth, Environment, Gentrification, Oakland Talks Trash By Ken Epstein The Oakland City Council declared a victory and a truce…
Waste Management Helped Pay for Lawsuit Filed by West Oakland Group
Posted in Business, Community, Economic Development, Health, Labor, Oakland Job Programs, Oakland Talks Trash By Tasion Kwamilele A group of West Oakland residents, alarmed by…
City to Rezone School Headquarters Property for Residential Housing
By Ken Epstein and Ashley Chambers Plans are moving forward to lease or sell the Oakland Unified…
Commentary: The Transfer of Army Base Property to CWS Is “Critically Important”
Posted in Army Base Jobs, Business, Commentary, Economic Development, Oakland Job Programs, Responsive Government, Transportation By Phil Tagami I do not think it is productive…
Defeating Strom
Posted in Commentary, Community, Equal Rights/Equity The year we saved the Voting Rights Act By J. Douglas Allen-Taylor By the fall…
Op-ed: Instead of Racial Profiling, Oakland Needs Jobs and Family Support Services
Posted in Commentary, Elections & Voting Rights, Police-Public Safety, Politics By Dan Siegel A report released last week by the Oakland Police…
Op-ed: Council President Lynette Gibson McElhaney Responds to Criticisms
By Lynette Gibson McElhaney The East Bay Express (EBX) has been investigating me for the last nine…
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Fremont, Castlemont and McClymonds High Schools May to Be Turned into Charters
Posted in Community, Education/Schools/Youth, Equal Rights/Equity, Gentrification, Labor By Ken Epstein Many long-time educators and Oakland parents are raising serious questions about a…