Politics

Ken A. Epstein

Councilmembers, Community Groups Push Mayor for Funding for Homeless, Job Training and Trash Cleanup

Posted in Affordable Housing, Business, Desley Brooks, Economic Development, Environment, Equal Rights/Equity, Gentrification, Housing/Foreclosures, Illegal dumping, Libby Schaaf, Oakland Job Programs, Oakland Talks Trash, Police-Public Safety, Politics, Rebecca Kaplan Members of East Oakland…

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Ken A. Epstein

Attorney and Activist Don Hopkins, 81

Posted in Community, Obituary, Politics Congresswoman Barbara Lee and Don Hopkins. By Post Staff Donald Ray Hopkins, an attorney activist who…

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Ken A. Epstein

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…

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Ken A. Epstein

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…

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Ken A. Epstein

Youth at MLK Freedom Center Join Struggle to Empower Voters

By Ken Epstein Young people who participated in an intensive six-week voter registration and community engagement project…

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Ken A. Epstein

Mayor Schaaf Seeks to Unseat Oakland City Council Incumbents

Posted in Army Base Jobs, Elections & Voting Rights, Politics By Ken Epstein There are indications that Mayor Libby Schaaf may…

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Ken A. Epstein

Noel Gallo Faces Viola Gonzales in Oakland District 5 Race

By Tulio Ospina In the City Council race for Oakland District 5, incumbent Noel Gallo is facing…

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Ken A. Epstein

Do Schaaf and Her Administration Bury City Policies They Oppose?

Posted in Politics, Responsive Government By Ken Epstein At this week’s City Council meeting, Assistant to the City Administrator Joe…

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Ken A. Epstein

Commentary: Insurgents Trump and Sanders Send a Message

Posted in Commentary, Equal Rights/Equity, Politics By Jesse Jackson This has been insurgent summer in presidential politics. Donald Trump and Bernie…

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Ken A. Epstein

Commentary: This Is the Difference Between Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders

Posted in Equal Rights/Equity, Politics By Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Ernest Hemingway once said that courage was “grace under pressure.” Two presidential…

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