Environment
Growth Is Exploding in Oakland, Say Developers
Posted in Coliseum City, Community, Economic Development, Environment, Gentrification, Housing/Foreclosures, Labor, Oakland Job Programs, Responsive Government, Uncategorized By Ken Epstein Local business people packed into the grand ballroom…
Rashidah Grinage Passes the Torch at PUEBLO Celebration
Posted in Community, Economic Development, Education/Schools/Youth, Environment, Equal Rights/Equity, Police-Public Safety John Yuasa Takes Over as Executive Director By Ken Epstein Rashidah Grinage is…
Coliseum City Proposal Remains in Play; Community Raises Questions
Posted in Arts and Culture, Business, Coliseum City, Community, Economic Development, Environment, Gentrification, Housing/Foreclosures, Labor, Oakland Job Programs, Politics, Responsive Government, Transportation By Ken Epstein Many people are furiously committed to…
Waste Management Loses Vote, Sues City
Posted in Community, Economic Development, Environment, Health, Labor, Oakland Talks Trash By Ken Epstein The country’s biggest trash hauler is refusing to take no…
Civicorps and City of Oakland Work Together to Train Youth as Truck Drivers
Posted in Business, Climate change, Community, Economic Development, Education/Schools/Youth, Environment, Labor, Oakland Talks Trash Recycling and organics truck driver Wulliam Montolla By Ken Epstein Oakland may…
Plan to Divert Garbage from Landfill to Produce Green Energy Awaits Waste Management OK
Posted in Business, Climate change, Economic Development, Environment, Health, Oakland Talks Trash EBMUD green digesters at Oakland Army Base in West Oakland By Ken…
Will Proposed Coliseum City Benefit or Displace East Oakland Residents?
Posted in Arts and Culture, Business, Coliseum City, Community, Economic Development, Environment, Gentrification, Health, Housing/Foreclosures, Labor, Oakland Job Programs, Responsive Government, Transportation By Ken Epstein City officials seem to be moving…
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…
Pressure Grows for Tagami to Turn Over Army Base Property to CWS
Posted in Army Base Jobs, Business, Economic Development, Environment, Health, Labor, Oakland Talks Trash By Post Staff Connected with the implementation of the Oakland’s garbage…
Why Supporting the Fight Against Racist Police Killings Could Mean a New Chapter in Environmentalism
Posted in Climate change, Commentary, Environment, Ferguson/Black Lives Matter, Responsive Government By Katie Valentine,ThinkProgress The Sierra Club has had its share of environmental…