Economic Development

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Community, Black Friday 14 Tell City Council: “The People Have Had Enough”

By Ashley Chambers and Ken Epstein Oakland has the chance to become a model for cities across…

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#BlackLivesMatter Movement Raises Demands at Oakland City Council Hearing

By Post Staff In response to police abuse and violence in the City of Oakland, the Anti…

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Bay Area Groups Call for 96 Hours of Action to “Reclaim King’s Legacy”

“Jobs and Economy” march on Monday from Fruitvale BART to Oakland Coliseum Hundreds of people from more…

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Business Center in West Oakland Will Give Opportunities for Formerly Incarcerated

By Ashley Chambers A vacant lot left blighted for over three decades on 7th and Campbell streets in…

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City Still Has No Plans to Beef Up Programs for Job Seekers

By Ken Epstein When the City Council adopted this year’s Workforce Investment Board (WIB) budget, councilmembers voted…

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Mayoral Candidates Consider Plan to Activate Community Involvement

By Post Staff Several of Oakland’s mayoral candidates have expressed interest in creating communitywide action task forces…

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Mayoral Candidates Call for Task Forces for Greater Community Voice in Making Policy

By Ken Epstein Some of Oakland’s mayoral candidates – from the highly visible frontrunners to the grassroots…

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Oakland Seeks Answers as Residents Continue to Be Displaced and Dispossesed

Photo courtesy of Oakland North. By Ken Epstein With all the talk of economic and housing market…

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Phil Tagami’s Uninspected Trench Harms Port, Could Cost Taxpayers Up to $5 Million

By Post Staff Work on a portion of developer Phil Tagami’s Army Base project has been at…

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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…

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