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Ken A. Epstein

Opinion: “Oakland’s Democracy Is Strengthened by the Re-Election of Councilmember Desley Brooks,” Says Sandré Swanson

Posted in Commentary, Community, Desley Brooks, Elections & Voting Rights, Elections 2018, Gentrification, Homelessness, Housing/Foreclosures, Illegal dumping, Immigrant Rights, Oakland Job Programs, Police-Public Safety, Responsive Government, Sanctuary City Desley Brooks and Sandré…

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Ken A. Epstein

Pastors, Black Panther Co-Founder, Residents React to Outside Money Pouring into D-6 Council Race

Posted in Coliseum City, Desley Brooks, Elections & Voting Rights, Elections 2018, Gentrification, Homelessness, Housing/Foreclosures, Illegal dumping, Labor, Libby Schaaf, Police-Public Safety, Racial profiling, Reentry/Formerly Incarcerated Community leaders defend Councilmember Desley…

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Ken A. Epstein

Pamela Price Campaign Joins Forces with Jovanka Beckles

Posted in Elections & Voting Rights, Elections 2018, Equal Rights/Equity, Gentrification, Homelessness, Housing/Foreclosures, Illegal dumping, Immigrant Rights, Labor, LGBT, Libby Schaaf, Sanctuary City Price has been endorsed by Black Democratic Clubs…

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Ken A. Epstein

Mayor Schaaf’s Proposals for Building Affordable Housing on Public Land Challenged

“The mayor and the people who work for her have been trying to kill the public land…

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Moratorium on Sale of Public Land Dies in Council Committee

By Ken Epstein A proposed moratorium that would block the sale of public land until the City…

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Ken A. Epstein

Independent Police Commission Wins – Mayor Schaaf’s Staff, Attorney Parker Overruled

Posted in Gentrification, Homelessness, Police-Public Safety Gentrification and police abuse linked By Ken Epstein The City Council gave final approval this…

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Councilmember McElhaney’s Proposal Would Help “Cash-Strapped” Landlords Evict Tenants

Posted in Affordable Housing, Business, Economic Development, Gentrification, Homelessness, Housing/Foreclosures Proposal offers a city-subsidized “incentive” for small landlords  to displace tenants, says housing rights…

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Ken A. Epstein

Open Letter: Support the Right of African Americans to Work on City-funded Construction Projects

Posted in Affordable Housing, Economic Development, Elections 2018, Gentrification, Homelessness, Labor, Libby Schaaf, Oakland Job Programs To Council Members, Mayor, City Staff, and Members of the…

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Ken A. Epstein

Cat Brooks Looks to Community Power to Fuel Her Campaign for Mayor

Posted in Elections 2018, Gentrification, Housing/Foreclosures, Libby Schaaf, Police-Public Safety By Sarah Carpenter Mayoral candidate Cat Brooks is not following the standard campaign…

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Ken A. Epstein

Councilmember Rebecca Kaplan Endorses Cat Brooks

By Ken Epstein City Councilmember-at-Large Rebecca Kaplan, one of Oakland’s most popular progressive political leaders, ended months…

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