Oakland Job Programs
Oakland Wants to Spend $200,000 in Youth Jobs Funds to Hire One City Administrator
Posted in Oakland Job Programs, Responsive Government By Ken A. Epstein A proposal to redirect $200,000 in federal youth job…
Council Calls for WIB Budget Transparency
By Ken A. Epstein The City Council has approved a $4.9 million Oakland Workforce Investment Board budget…
Local Job Providers Call for WIB Overhaul
By Ken A. Epstein A group of local nonprofit job agencies, calling themselves the Oakland Workforce Development…
Youth Touch the Future at Scotlan Center’s Sky High Program
Posted in Community, Oakland Job Programs By Jaron K. Epstein The George P. Scotlan Youth and Family Center, founded in…
City Takes One-Third of Job Funds Off the Top
Posted in Oakland Job Programs, Responsive Government By Ken A. Epstein Nonprofit agencies that receive federal money to help unemployed…
Insufficient Job Center Funding for Army Base
Posted in Army Base Jobs, Oakland Job Programs By Post Staff Some supporters of the new West Oakland Job Resource…
City Rescues $200,000 for Laid Off Workers
By Ken A. Epstein The City of Oakland is almost two years behind in spending its federal…
Uproar over Dividing Up Youth Jobs Money
Posted in Oakland Job Programs By Ken A. Epstein A proposed decision on how to divide up federal job…
Under Hannigan’s Leadership City “Gives Back” $600,000
By Ken A. Epstein Some representatives of nonprofits agencies and community leaders are calling for a sweeping…
City Staff Retaliates Against Non-Rrofit Youth Agency Whistleblowers
Posted in Oakland Job Programs By Ken A. Epstein Is the city retaliating against Pivotal Point Youth Services, which…