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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…
Oakland’s Minimum Wage IncreaseTakes Effect
Posted in Labor By Conway Jones Voter-enacted ballot measure FF, which raises the minimum wage in Oakland from $9…
Proposed Coliseum City Project Could Cost Oakland 8,000 Jobs
Posted in Coliseum City, Economic Development, Gentrification, Health, Housing/Foreclosures, Labor, Oakland Job Programs, Responsive Government By Ken Epstein Whether the proposed massive Coliseum City project would…
Oakland School District Leaders Earn Top Salaries
Posted in Education/Schools/Youth, Labor By Ken Epstein Teachers and others in the school community are complaining that Oakland Unified School…
Does Oakland Unified Want Input or a Rubber Stamp on School Headquarters Development?
Posted in Community, Education/Schools/Youth, Labor Oakland Unified’s headquarters at 1025 Second Ave. By Ken Epstein The Oakland Unified School District has…
Construction Chief Tim White Pushed Out of Oakland Unified
Posted in Education/Schools/Youth, Labor Interim Replacement Heads Company Found Guilty of Bribery in Three School Districts By Ken Epstein The…
Debate Heating Up Over Future of Five Oakland Public Schools – Superintendent Walks Out of Board Meeting
Posted in Education/Schools/Youth, Equal Rights/Equity, Labor, Responsive Government By Ken A. Epstein A disagreement has broken out between Supt. Antwan Wilson and…
Black Futures Month: The Need for Black Teachers
By Kimberly Mayfield-Lynch and Kitty Kelly Epstein American schools need Black teachers. There is considerable documented evidence…
Residents Want Port of Oakland to Negotiate Development Project’s Impacts
Posted in Army Base Jobs, Community, Economic Development, Environment, Equal Rights/Equity, Health, Labor, Oakland Job Programs By Ken Epstein The future of Oakland as a conduit…
Our Schools Need Latino Teachers
Posted in Arts and Culture, Commentary, Education/Schools/Youth, Equal Rights/Equity, Immigrant Rights, Labor By Francisco Ortiz, Kimberly Mayfield Lynch and Kitty Kelly Epstein Marisol, a…