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Open Letter: Support the Right of African Americans to Work on City-funded Construction Projects
Posted in Affordable Housing, Economic Development, Elections 2018, Gentrification, Homelessness, Labor, Libby Schaaf, Oakland Job Programs To Council Members, Mayor, City Staff, and Members of the…
Are Democratic Legislators Working for or Against Oakland Schools?
Oakland and several other school districts were hoping this month that legislators would be willing to adopt…
New Teacher Union President Keith Brown Seeks Parent, Community Unity
“We will join with our families and communities in campaigns for access to quality jobs, affordable housing…
Mayoral Candidate Cat Brooks Pledges to “Turn the Tables” on Business as Usual in Oakland
Posted in Economic Development, Elections & Voting Rights, Elections 2018, Equal Rights/Equity, Gentrification, Housing/Foreclosures, Immigrant Rights, Labor, Libby Schaaf, Police-Public Safety, Politics, Sanctuary City By Ken Epstein “It’s time to…
Opinion: Rebecca Kaplan Should Run for Mayor of Oakland
Posted in Affordable Housing, Elections & Voting Rights, Elections 2018, Gentrification, Immigrant Rights, Labor, Oakland Job Programs, Rebecca Kaplan By Sandré R. Swanson I was born in…
Activist Cat Brooks Joins Race for Mayor of Oakland
Posted in Against White Supremacy, Economic Development, Elections 2018, Equal Rights/Equity, Gentrification, Housing/Foreclosures, Immigrant Rights, Labor, Libby Schaaf, Oakland Job Programs, Police-Public Safety, Racial profiling, Rebecca Kaplan, Responsive Government, Restorative Justice Cat Brooks,…
Opinion: Re-elect Desley Brooks to City Council
Posted in Affordable Housing, Against White Supremacy, Community, Desley Brooks, Economic Development, Elections 2018, Equal Rights/Equity, Housing/Foreclosures, Labor, Oakland Job Programs, Politics, Racial profiling, Reentry/Formerly Incarcerated, Responsive Government By Dan Siegel, Oakland…
Councilmembers Delay Vote on Proposal for Construction Job Opportunities for Oaklanders
Pre-apprenticeship building trades trainees from the Cypress Mandela Training Center, which was founded by the Oakland Private…
Opinion: Support Community Leadership on the Oakland Planning Commission
Posted in Affordable Housing, Economic Development, Equal Rights/Equity, Gentrification, Labor By Rev. Damita Davis-Howard We’re in a development boom in Oakland. Cranes and bulldozers…
Open Letter: Oakland Mayor Should Reject Job Policies That Increase Discrimination Against Black Workers
Posted in Affordable Housing, Against White Supremacy, Economic Development, Equal Rights/Equity, Gentrification, Housing/Foreclosures, Labor, Libby Schaaf Black Americans have twice as much unemployment as white workers….