Community
Oakland Anti-Displacement Coalition Says “Speak Out to Stay Put!”
Carroll Fife (top left), a co-founder of the Oakland Alliance, spoke at a workshop on developing an…
Is Oakland a “Sanctuary City” for Its Sanctuaries?
Posted in Affordable Housing, Arts and Culture, Community, Economic Development, Equal Rights/Equity, Gentrification, Housing/Foreclosures, Police-Public Safety, Responsive Government, Uncategorized Gentrifiers cause the city to use police and fines…
Churches Respond to Noise Complaints Filed Against West Oakland Church
Posted in Affordable Housing, Arts and Culture, Community, Economic Development, Equal Rights/Equity, Gentrification, Housing/Foreclosures, Responsive Government Neighborhoods gear up to protest gentrification with a “joyful noise”…
Window for City of Oakland to Act on Housing Opportunities for Residents Is Closing Fast
Posted in Affordable Housing, Community, Gentrification, Responsive Government By Margaretta Lin The international peace leader Thich Nhat Hanh teaches us to write…
Dan Kalb Proposes Law to Protect Renters from Landlord Harassment
By Ashley Chambers An ordinance was introduced at the city’s Community and Economic Development meeting this week…
St. Paul Tabernacle Baptist Church in Bayview Targeted by Hate Crime
Posted in Community, Police-Public Safety, San Francisco By Anh Le St. Paul Tabernacle Baptist Church in San Francisco’s Bayview District is…
At 99, Verlie Mae Pickens Is Still a Leader in the Community
Posted in Community, San Francisco By Anh Le Ms. Verlie Mae Pickens, who celebrated her 99th birthday in June, has been…
Celebrating My 99th Birthday
Posted in Community, History and remembering, San Francisco By Ms. Verlie Mae Pickens Hello there! This is Verlie Mae Pickens. I…
Berkeley Activists Call for City Department of Race and Equity
Posted in Affordable Housing, Berkeley, Community, Education/Schools/Youth, Equal Rights/Equity, Gentrification, Health, Housing/Foreclosures Marcel Jones, David Turner III and Spencer J. Pritchard, right, speak on Black Lives…
McClymond High Alumni Meet with OUSD Supt. Antwan Wilson
Posted in Community, Education/Schools/Youth OUSD Supt. Antwan Wilson met with of the McClymonds High School community. (L-R): Deacon Thomas Angelo,…