Police Public Safety
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…
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,…
East Oakland Organizations Unveil New Grassroots People’s Agenda
East Oakland residents gathered in front of city hall his week to unveil a community-created East Oakland…
Racial Profiling of African American Motorists Persists in Oakland
Posted in Equal Rights/Equity, Police-Public Safety, Racial profiling, Responsive Government By Ken Epstein Racial profiling of African American motorists persists in Oakland despite…
Oakland School District Honor Band Takes a Knee for Justice at A’s Game
By Post Staff Oakland Unified School District’s Honor Band took a stand for justice Monday evening, Sept….
Local Volunteers Head for Central Valley to Overturn Republican Control of Congress
Volunteer canvassers for Working America go door to door to talk to residents about fundamental issues that…
“Unite Against Hate,” Say East Bay Leaders
Posted in Against White Supremacy, Berkeley, Equal Rights/Equity, Ferguson/Black Lives Matter, Labor, LGBT, Police-Public Safety, Racial profiling, Reentry/Formerly Incarcerated, Responsive Government East Bay leaders speak at a press…
New Citizens’ Police Commission Could Become Among Strongest in Nation
Posted in Equal Rights/Equity, Police-Public Safety, Racial profiling, Reentry/Formerly Incarcerated, Responsive Government, Restorative Justice By Post Staff A selection panel made its final choices…
Opinion: Violence Against Students by Oakland Schools’ Staff Must Stop
Posted in Education/Schools/Youth, Equal Rights/Equity, Police-Public Safety A disturbing new video has surfaced showing security guards at Fremont High in Oakland…
Community Protesters: Amid Housing Crisis, Why is Council Funding More Police?
Posted in Affordable Housing, Gentrification, Housing/Foreclosures, Police-Public Safety By Tulio Ospina The Oakland City Council voted Tuesday evening to accept a controversial…