Health

Ken A. Epstein

Stroller Brigade and Rally Held in Berkeley to Save Alta Bates Medical Center

Posted in Berkeley, Community, Economic Development, Health Community protests closing of Alta Bates Hospital in Berkeley, Sunday, Nov. 4. Community members, elected…

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Ken A. Epstein

Local Volunteers Head for Central Valley to Overturn Republican Control of Congress

Volunteer canvassers for Working America go door to door to talk to residents about fundamental issues that…

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Ken A. Epstein

Environmental Groups Withdraw Lawsuit, Give City Opportunity to Stop Coal

By Tulio Ospina Environmental groups represented by Earthjustice have withdrawn their lawsuit against the City of Oakland…

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Ken A. Epstein

Churches, Community Unite Against Coal in Oakland

Posted in Army Base Jobs, Climate change, coal dispute, Economic Development, Environment, Health, Labor, Uncategorized Speakers at a community coal meeting included (L to R): Pastor…

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Ken A. Epstein

Environmental Groups’ Legal Action Could Halt Coal Terminal

Sierra Club poster in West Oakland. Photo courtesy of SF Business Times. By Tulio Ospina Environmental and…

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Ken A. Epstein

Oakland Anti-Displacement Coalition Says “Speak Out to Stay Put!”

Carroll Fife (top left), a co-founder of the Oakland Alliance, spoke at a workshop on developing an…

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Ken A. Epstein

Oakland’s Coal Train Dispute Pits Public Health vs. Local Jobs

By Tulio Ospina Hundreds of community members attended Oakland City Council’s public hearing Monday on the health…

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Ken A. Epstein

Berkeley Activists Call for City Department of Race and Equity

Posted in Affordable Housing, Berkeley, Community, Education/Schools/Youth, Equal Rights/Equity, Gentrification, Health, Housing/Foreclosures Marcel Jones, David Turner III and Spencer J. Pritchard, right, speak on Black Lives…

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Ken A. Epstein

Community Proposes Alternatives to E. 12th Street Luxury Tower

Posted in Affordable Housing, Community, Economic Development, Environment, Gentrification, Health, Housing/Foreclosures, Labor By Tulio Ospina Nearly 200 community members attended the East 12th Street Wish List planning…

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Ken A. Epstein

Nurses Back Bernie Sanders for President

Posted in Economic Development, Education/Schools/Youth, Elections & Voting Rights, Environment, Health, Labor, Police-Public Safety, Politics, Reentry/Formerly Incarcerated, voting rights Candidate calls for an end to racism and mass…

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