Responsive Government
Concerns Raised at Oakland Unified Over Jackson’s $30,000 Per Month, Conflict of Interest
Posted in Education/Schools/Youth, Responsive Government Jackie Minor Sets Jackson’s Pay Rate, Says School Board Approval Not Necessary By Ken Epstein…
Unless Last-ditch Efforts Succeed, Doctors Hospital to Begin Closing in April
Posted in Community, Health, Responsive Government, Richmond By Post Staff Despite pleas from the public and staff at Doctor’s Medical Center in…
Oakland Unified’s Administration Bypasses School Board to Hire Jackson for $30,000 Per Month
Posted in Education/Schools/Youth, Responsive Government, Uncategorized By Ken Epstein The Oakland Unified School District administration bypassed Board of Education approval in…
State of Black Oakland (SOBO) Holds “People’s Assembly”
Posted in Community, Economic Development, Education/Schools/Youth, Equal Rights/Equity, Ferguson/Black Lives Matter, Gentrification, Health, History and remembering, Housing/Foreclosures, LGBT, Oakland Job Programs, Police-Public Safety, Reentry/Formerly Incarcerated, Responsive Government By Rasheed Shabazz Hundreds of…
Teachers, Parents and Students March for Better Schools
Posted in Community, Education/Schools/Youth, Labor, Responsive Government By Ken Epstein Several hundred students, parents and teachers held a rally and marched through…
Support Grows for City of Oakland Department to Address Racial Inequality
Posted in Community, Economic Development, Education/Schools/Youth, Environment, Equal Rights/Equity, Ferguson/Black Lives Matter, Gentrification, Health, Housing/Foreclosures, Immigrant Rights, Labor, LGBT, Oakland Job Programs, Politics, Reentry/Formerly Incarcerated, Responsive Government By Ashley Chambers A number of community…
Community Pushes for AC Transit Project without Displacement
Posted in Community, Economic Development, Environment, Gentrification, Labor, Responsive Government, Transportation By Nikolas Zelinski Neighbors gathered at Allen Temple Baptist Church in East Oakland Wednesday…
Coliseum City Development Should Benefit Oakland Residents, Say Local Groups
Mayor Libby Schaaf does not support building sports arena in business park By Ken Epstein At least…
Oakland Unified Says Its HQ Is “Presumed to Be Beyond Repair,” But Architects Say It Can Be Renovated for Half the Cost of New Building
Posted in Community, Economic Development, Education/Schools/Youth, Environment, Gentrification, Housing/Foreclosures, Labor, Oakland Job Programs, Responsive Government By Ken Epstein The Oakland Unified District seems to be acting on…
Opinion: Oakland Needs Office of Race and Equity
Posted in Commentary, Community, Economic Development, Education/Schools/Youth, Environment, Equal Rights/Equity, Gentrification, Health, Housing/Foreclosures, Labor, LGBT, Police-Public Safety, Politics, Reentry/Formerly Incarcerated, Responsive Government, Uncategorized “Allow ourselves to become comfortable with being uncomfortable” By Desley Brooks…