Environment

Ken A. Epstein

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…

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Ken A. Epstein

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…

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Ken A. Epstein

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…

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Ken A. Epstein

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…

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Ken A. Epstein

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…

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Ken A. Epstein

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…

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Ken A. Epstein

“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…

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Ken A. Epstein

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…

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Ken A. Epstein

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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Ken A. Epstein

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…

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