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By Tulio Ospina Environmental groups represented by Earthjustice have withdrawn their lawsuit against the City of Oakland…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