Responsive Government
Oakland “Dumps” Waste Management
Posted in Community, Economic Development, Education/Schools/Youth, Environment, Health, Labor, Oakland Job Programs, Oakland Talks Trash, Responsive Government By Ken A. Epstein Waste Management (WM) lost out on…
Oakland City Council Rejects Challenge to Minimum Wage Ballot Measure
Posted in Business, Labor, Responsive Government By Post Staff The Oakland City Council this week turned down a proposal that would…
Council to Consider Minimum Wage Ordinance
Posted in Labor, Responsive Government By Ken A. Epstein The City Council next week will vote on an ordinance that…
Council Approves West Oakland Development Plan
By Ken A. Epstein The West Oakland Specific Plan, designed to guide and encourage residential, commercial and…
Disputes Continue Over Police Accountability, City Ballot Measures
By Ken A. Epstein. Community members continue to express anger and frustration toward the Oakland City Council…
Police Oversight Commission Clears First Hurdle
Posted in Police-Public Safety, Responsive Government By Ken A. Epstein A resolution that allows discussion and action on a proposed…
Merchants Say New International Blvd. Buses Will Damage Businesses
Posted in Business, Community, Economic Development, Gentrification, Responsive Government, Transportation Fruitvale District businessmen want to know if Mayor Quan will help them By Post…
Brooklyn Basin on a Fast Track, Largest Residential Development in City’s History
Posted in Community, Economic Development, Gentrification, Housing/Foreclosures, Labor, Oakland Job Programs, Responsive Government By Ken A. Epstein Media, labor groups and civic leaders were almost…
Eight Years Later, Tagami Still Hasn’t Started Rotunda Project
City Fails to Hold Developer Responsible By Ashley Chambers Phil Tagami’s company, Rotunda Partners II, has failed…
Commentary: The Transfer of Army Base Property to CWS Is “Critically Important”
Posted in Army Base Jobs, Business, Commentary, Economic Development, Oakland Job Programs, Responsive Government, Transportation By Phil Tagami I do not think it is productive…