Environment
Bay Area Joins People’s Climate Rally
Posted in Climate change, Environment, Health, World News Photos by Ken Epstein Here are some of the Northern California People’s Climate Rally…
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…
New Jobs, No Layoffs in New Trash Contract
Posted in Business, Community, Economic Development, Environment, Gentrification, Health, Labor, Oakland Job Programs, Oakland Talks Trash, Responsive Government By Ken Epstein Workers at Waste Management have a lot…
Phil Tagami’s Conflicts of Interest Could Jeopardize Trash Deal
Posted in Army Base Jobs, Business, Community, Economic Development, Environment, Health, Oakland Talks Trash, Responsive Government By Post Staff Army Base master developer and city agent…
Phil Tagami Responds to Oakland Post
Posted in Army Base Jobs, Community, Economic Development, Environment, Health, Labor, Oakland Talks Trash, Responsive Government, Transportation By Post Staff Master developer Phil Tagami of CCIG responded…
“We Will Not Roll Over,” Say Councilmembers
Posted in Business, Community, Economic Development, Environment, Gentrification, Health, Labor, Oakland Talks Trash, Responsive Government By Tasion Kwamilele City Councilmembers are unwavering in the face of what…
Waste Management Uses Dirty Tricks to Overturn Garbage Deal
Posted in Business, Community, Economic Development, Elections & Voting Rights, Environment, Gentrification, Health, Oakland Job Programs, Oakland Talks Trash The corporation that lost the bid is circulating…
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…
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…
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…