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Ken A. Epstein

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…

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Ken A. Epstein

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…

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Ken A. Epstein

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…

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Ken A. Epstein

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…

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Ken A. Epstein

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…

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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…

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Ken A. Epstein

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…

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Ken A. Epstein

Council Approves West Oakland Development Plan

By Ken A. Epstein The West Oakland Specific Plan, designed to guide and encourage residential, commercial and…

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Ken A. Epstein

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…

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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…

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