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Ken A. Epstein

Teachers Union Questions Redesign Plan for Five Schools

Posted in Community, Education/Schools/Youth, Labor By Ken Epstein Parents, students and community members are hoping the Oakland Unified School District will…

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Ken A. Epstein

Local Small Businesses Object to Coliseum City Development

Posted in Coliseum City, Community, Economic Development, Environment, Gentrification, Housing/Foreclosures, Labor By Ken Epstein Representatives of small businesses are complaining that city staff is on…

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Ken A. Epstein

Board Members and Students Weigh-in on School Changes

Posted in Community, Education/Schools/Youth, Equal Rights/Equity, Labor By Ken Epstein Student and teacher speakers at Wednesday night’s board meetings raised their concerns…

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Ken A. Epstein

District Administration Seeks to Explain Reform Process for Five Schools

Posted in Community, Education/Schools/Youth, Labor Boardmember Jody London, Supt. Antwan Wilson and Board President James Harris listen to speakers at Wednesday…

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Ken A. Epstein

Community Speaks Out on School Redesign at McClymonds High Meeting

Posted in Community, Economic Development, Education/Schools/Youth, Gentrification, Labor, Responsive Government “McClymonds will not become a charter,” says district official By Ashley Chambers Concerned about…

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Ken A. Epstein

Bay Area Groups Call for 96 Hours of Action to “Reclaim King’s Legacy”

“Jobs and Economy” march on Monday from Fruitvale BART to Oakland Coliseum Hundreds of people from more…

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Ken A. Epstein

Fremont, Castlemont and McClymonds High Schools May to Be Turned into Charters

Posted in Community, Education/Schools/Youth, Equal Rights/Equity, Gentrification, Labor By Ken Epstein Many long-time educators and Oakland parents are raising serious questions about a…

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Ken A. Epstein

Growth Is Exploding in Oakland, Say Developers

Posted in Coliseum City, Community, Economic Development, Environment, Gentrification, Housing/Foreclosures, Labor, Oakland Job Programs, Responsive Government, Uncategorized  By Ken Epstein  Local business people packed into the grand ballroom…

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Ken A. Epstein

Coliseum City Proposal Remains in Play; Community Raises Questions

Posted in Arts and Culture, Business, Coliseum City, Community, Economic Development, Environment, Gentrification, Housing/Foreclosures, Labor, Oakland Job Programs, Politics, Responsive Government, Transportation By Ken Epstein Many people are furiously committed to…

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Ken A. Epstein

Nurses Strike Kaiser, Rally for Global Ebola Awareness Day

Posted in Health, Labor, Uncategorized By Nikolas Zelinski About 18,000 nurses went on strike this week at Kaiser Permanente facilities in…

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