Community
Army Base Project Hired Only Eight Workers from West Oakland
Posted in Army Base Jobs, Community, Economic Development, Environment, Equal Rights/Equity, Gentrification By Ken A. Epstein More and more people in the community are…
West Oakland Residents Not Receiving Army Base Jobs
Posted in Army Base Jobs, Business, Community, Economic Development, Equal Rights/Equity, Labor, Oakland Job Programs, Transportation By Ken Epstein The Oakland Post has received replies from…
Oakland “Dumps” Waste Management
Posted in Community, Economic Development, Education/Schools/Youth, Environment, Health, Labor, Oakland Job Programs, Oakland Talks Trash, Responsive Government By Ken A. Epstein Waste Management (WM) lost out on…
Kaplan Wins City Disparity Study
Posted in Business, Community, Economic Development, Equal Rights/Equity Study will examine city’s practices of contracting with Black- and women-owned businesses Mayoral candidate…
Oakland “Locks Arms” to Aid Refugee Children
Posted in Community, Immigrant Rights By Ken A. Epstein The Oakland City Council this week unanimously passed a resolution committing…
Council Goes for Local Trash Pickup, Rejects Waste Management
Posted in Business, Community, Economic Development, Labor, Oakland Talks Trash By Ken A. Epstein It was David versus Goliath, a multinational garbage removal…
OMSS $25-Million Army Base Development Will Hire 300 Local Workers
Posted in Army Base Jobs, Community, Economic Development, Transportation By Ashley Chambers In its marathon negotiations with the city, Oakland Maritime Support…
Council Approves West Oakland Development Plan
By Ken A. Epstein The West Oakland Specific Plan, designed to guide and encourage residential, commercial and…
Councilmember Noel Gallo Calls for Support for Migrant Children
Posted in Community, Education/Schools/Youth, Equal Rights/Equity, Immigrant Rights, World News By Ken A. Epstein Councilmember Noel Gallo, who represents the Fruitvale District, is…
Teachers Accuse School Officials of Censorship for Shutting Down Website
Posted in Arts and Culture, Community, Education/Schools/Youth, Media, Police-Public Safety Craig Gordon Teachers, community members and students are complaining that the Oakland Unified…