Environment
Oakland “Dumps” Waste Management
Posted in Community, Economic Development, Education/Schools/Youth, Environment, Health, Labor, Oakland Job Programs, Oakland Talks Trash, Responsive Government By Ken A. Epstein Waste Management (WM) lost out on…
Disputes Continue Over Police Accountability, City Ballot Measures
By Ken A. Epstein. Community members continue to express anger and frustration toward the Oakland City Council…
West Oakland Development Plan Goes to Council
By Ken Epstein The West Oakland Specific Plan, a federally funded effort to develop guidelines for the…
Local Activists Threaten to File Civil Rights Complaint Against Army Base Project
Complaint could jeopardize $25 million in federal funds By Ken A. Epstein Oakland community environmental leaders have…
Tagami’s Charter High School Client Withdraws Because Location Is Next to a Parole Office
Posted in Community, Economic Development, Education/Schools/Youth, Environment By Ken A. Epstein An East Bay group of charter schools has suspended its application…
Port Businesses Dispute Proposal for A’s Stadium on Oakland Waterfront
Posted in Business, Economic Development, Environment, Politics By Ken EpsteinA plan to build a new A’s stadium on the downtown Oakland waterfront…
Local Resident Ken Houston Working to Overcome Illegal Dumping and Graffiti
Posted in Community, Environment By Post Staff Ken Houston, the volunteer head of the recently organized East Oakland Beautification Council,…
Planning Commission to Rule on West Oakland Customs Inspection Station
Posted in Business, Community, Economic Development, Environment, Equal Rights/Equity, Health Hearing to Be Held Wednesday, April 2 Ken A. Epstein Reversing its previous position,…
Tagami’s Company Seeks to Place High School Next to Parole Office
Posted in Community, Economic Development, Education/Schools/Youth, Environment By Ken Epstein Local business owners are raising concerns about negative impacts of a plan…
Leadership Public Schools Administrators Respond to Criticisms
Posted in Community, Economic Development, Education/Schools/Youth, Environment By Ken Epstein Administrators at Leadership Public Schools (LPS), a charter school with campuses in…