Responsive Government
Councilmembers Endorse Prompt Payments to Nonprofits
Posted in Business, Economic Development, Oakland Job Programs, Responsive Government By Ken Epstein The City Council’s Finance and Management Committee this week…
Mayor Candidate Jason “Shake” Anderson, Committed for the Long Haul
Posted in Arts and Culture, Community, Elections & Voting Rights, Responsive Government By Post Staff Jason “Shake” Anderson – a U.S. veteran,…
UN Officials “Shocked” by Detroit’s Continuing Water Shut-offs
Posted in Equal Rights/Equity, Gentrification, Health, Housing/Foreclosures, Politics, Responsive Government By Post Staff and news reports Two United Nations rapporteurs who visited Detroit, Michigan…
City Considers Prompt Payment to Nonprofits
Posted in Community, Economic Development, Oakland Job Programs, Politics, Responsive Government By Ken Epstein The City Council is considering an amendment to its…
Mayoral Candidates Consider Plan to Activate Community Involvement
By Post Staff Several of Oakland’s mayoral candidates have expressed interest in creating communitywide action task forces…
Army Base Developer Gets Amnesia on Promises to Hire West Oakland Workers
Posted in Army Base Jobs, Business, Community, Economic Development, Oakland Job Programs, Responsive Government, Transportation By Ken Epstein City agent and Army Base developer Phil…
Mayoral Candidates Call for Task Forces for Greater Community Voice in Making Policy
By Ken Epstein Some of Oakland’s mayoral candidates – from the highly visible frontrunners to the grassroots…
Will Proposed Coliseum City Benefit or Displace East Oakland Residents?
Posted in Arts and Culture, Business, Coliseum City, Community, Economic Development, Environment, Gentrification, Health, Housing/Foreclosures, Labor, Oakland Job Programs, Responsive Government, Transportation By Ken Epstein City officials seem to be moving…
Desley Brooks Helps Family After City Sewer Workers Wreck Their Home
Posted in Community, Elections & Voting Rights, Health, Politics, Responsive Government By Ken Epstein Gerard and Christina Gray have been working with the…
Kaplan, Brooks Push for City to Pay Bills on Time
Posted in Business, Community, Economic Development, Elections & Voting Rights, Politics, Responsive Government Oakland City Council President Pro Tem Rebecca Kaplan and Councilmember Desley…