Education/Schools/Youth
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…
Mom Keeps Fighting for Son in Berkeley High Special Education
Posted in Berkeley, Education/Schools/Youth, Equal Rights/Equity By J. Douglas Allen-Taylor Nineteen-year-old Berkeley High student Anthony Gaines sits inside a room beyond…
Mayoral Candidates Dispute Council on Garbage Contract
Posted in Army Base Jobs, Economic Development, Education/Schools/Youth, Elections & Voting Rights, Health, Labor, Oakland Job Programs, Oakland Talks Trash Part 2 By Ashley Chambers With…
Oakland Goes Head to Head with Waste Management
Posted in Business, Community, Economic Development, Education/Schools/Youth, Environment, Gentrification, Health, Oakland Talks Trash In late-breaking news, the city announced a CWS-Waste Management compromise with rates about…
CWS Will Build “Clean, Modern” Facility in West Oakland
Posted in Business, Community, Economic Development, Education/Schools/Youth, Gentrification, Labor, Oakland Job Programs, Oakland Talks Trash, Responsive Government By Ken Epstein When people hear that California Waste Solutions…
Systemic Barriers Keep Teachers of Color Out of Oakland Classrooms
Posted in Education/Schools/Youth By Ashley Chambers There are no shortage of reports that point to the lack of diversity…
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…
Schools Will Open with Shortage of Teachers and Textbooks
Posted in Education/Schools/Youth By Ashley Chambers. The Oakland Unified School District (OUSD) is scrambling to hire teachers and purchase…
Is Phil Tagami Stacking the Deck Against California Waste Solutions?
Posted in Army Base Jobs, Business, Economic Development, Education/Schools/Youth, Labor, Responsive Government By Ken A. Epstein The Oakland Post has been hearing community concerns…
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…