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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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…