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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…
Latino Students Are “Overlooked and Poorly Represented” in Oakland Unified
Posted in Community, Economic Development, Education/Schools/Youth, Equal Rights/Equity, Immigrant Rights, Labor By Jorge Lerma Latinos are not getting fair representation. Latinos make up 41…
OUSD Public Relations Move by Backfires
Posted in Education/Schools/Youth, Labor By Ken Epstein For someone who does not understand unions and negotiations, it might appear perfectly…
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…
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…
De Anza High Students Protest Dismissal of Popular Teacher
Posted in Education/Schools/Youth, Equal Rights/Equity, Labor, Responsive Government, Richmond By Post staff About 100 De Anza High School students held a day-long protest,…
Tim White’s Departure Disrupts Facilities and Repair Department at School District
Posted in Economic Development, Education/Schools/Youth, Labor, Oakland Job Programs By Ken Epstein Administrator Tim White’s departure under pressure from the Oakland Unified…
Coliseum City Development Should Benefit Oakland Residents, Say Local Groups
Mayor Libby Schaaf does not support building sports arena in business park By Ken Epstein At least…