Gentrification
State of Black Oakland (SOBO) Holds “People’s Assembly”
Posted in Community, Economic Development, Education/Schools/Youth, Equal Rights/Equity, Ferguson/Black Lives Matter, Gentrification, Health, History and remembering, Housing/Foreclosures, LGBT, Oakland Job Programs, Police-Public Safety, Reentry/Formerly Incarcerated, Responsive Government By Rasheed Shabazz Hundreds of…
City Council Votes to Protect Businesses in the Path of Coliseum City Project
Posted in Coliseum City, Community, Economic Development, Environment, Gentrification, Housing/Foreclosures, Labor, Oakland Job Programs, Reentry/Formerly Incarcerated, Transportation By Ken Epstein The City Council voted Tuesday to keep residential…
Support Grows for City of Oakland Department to Address Racial Inequality
Posted in Community, Economic Development, Education/Schools/Youth, Environment, Equal Rights/Equity, Ferguson/Black Lives Matter, Gentrification, Health, Housing/Foreclosures, Immigrant Rights, Labor, LGBT, Oakland Job Programs, Politics, Reentry/Formerly Incarcerated, Responsive Government By Ashley Chambers A number of community…
Opinion: As Coliseum City Project Moves Ahead, Councilmembers Vote Not to Sacrifice Jobs for Growth
By Kitty Kelly Epstein Thank you to Councilmembers Lynette Gibson McElhaney, Rebecca Kaplan, Larry Reid and Annie…
Residents Oppose Proposed Luxury Apartment Tower on East Side of Lake Merritt
Posted in Economic Development, Gentrification, Housing/Foreclosures By Ken A. Epstein Local residents are organizing to attend the Wednesday, April 1 meeting…
Community Pushes for AC Transit Project without Displacement
Posted in Community, Economic Development, Environment, Gentrification, Labor, Responsive Government, Transportation By Nikolas Zelinski Neighbors gathered at Allen Temple Baptist Church in East Oakland Wednesday…
Coliseum City Proposal Would Build at Least 5,750 Units of Market Rate Units But No Guaranteed Affordable Housing
By Ken Epstein While many people are looking at the proposed Coliseum City development as the best…
Oakland Unified Says Its HQ Is “Presumed to Be Beyond Repair,” But Architects Say It Can Be Renovated for Half the Cost of New Building
Posted in Community, Economic Development, Education/Schools/Youth, Environment, Gentrification, Housing/Foreclosures, Labor, Oakland Job Programs, Responsive Government By Ken Epstein The Oakland Unified District seems to be acting on…
Oakland Community Participation in School HQ Development Is “100 Percent Authentic,” Says OUSD
Posted in Community, Economic Development, Gentrification, Housing/Foreclosures, Labor, Oakland Job Programs, Responsive Government School Official Criticizes Oakland Post for Publicizing News on Social Media By…
Opinion: Oakland Needs Office of Race and Equity
Posted in Commentary, Community, Economic Development, Education/Schools/Youth, Environment, Equal Rights/Equity, Gentrification, Health, Housing/Foreclosures, Labor, LGBT, Police-Public Safety, Politics, Reentry/Formerly Incarcerated, Responsive Government, Uncategorized “Allow ourselves to become comfortable with being uncomfortable” By Desley Brooks…