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Community Objects to Privately Funded OUSD Enrollment Reform

Posted in Uncategorized By Ken A. Epstein Members of the Board of Education and community activists are raising concerns…

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Racist Threat at Berkeley High School Sparks Outage, Students Walk Out

Posted in Berkeley, Education/Schools/Youth, Ferguson/Black Lives Matter, Police-Public Safety, Responsive Government, Uncategorized Berkeley High School students walked out of classes and rallied at UC…

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Churches, Community Unite Against Coal in Oakland

Posted in Army Base Jobs, Climate change, coal dispute, Economic Development, Environment, Health, Labor, Uncategorized Speakers at a community coal meeting included (L to R): Pastor…

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Community Turns Up the Volume to Defend Residents and Businesses

Posted in Affordable Housing, Arts and Culture, Business, Economic Development, Equal Rights/Equity, Gentrification, Housing/Foreclosures Activists demand “Development Without Displacement” after mayor’s staff says there is…

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Is Oakland a “Sanctuary City” for Its Sanctuaries?

Posted in Affordable Housing, Arts and Culture, Community, Economic Development, Equal Rights/Equity, Gentrification, Housing/Foreclosures, Police-Public Safety, Responsive Government, Uncategorized Gentrifiers cause the city to use police and fines…

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Berkeley Activists Call for City Department of Race and Equity

Posted in Affordable Housing, Berkeley, Community, Education/Schools/Youth, Equal Rights/Equity, Gentrification, Health, Housing/Foreclosures Marcel Jones, David Turner III and Spencer J. Pritchard, right, speak on Black Lives…

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Ferguson, Missouri Judge Throws Out Arrest Warrants; Local Activists Say Change in Oakland Courts Long Overdue

Posted in Equal Rights/Equity, Ferguson/Black Lives Matter, Mass incarceration, Police-Public Safety By Ken Epstein A new municipal court judge in Ferguson, Mo….

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California Bans Grand Juries in Police-Involved Deaths

Posted in Equal Rights/Equity, Police-Public Safety, Uncategorized The ban is not a significant change to the pre-existing process, say civil rights…

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Post News Group Reporter Tulio Ospina Arrested in Ferguson on Anniversary of Mike Brown’s Death

Posted in Uncategorized By Tulio Ospina Post intern Tulio Ospina was in Ferguson, Mo. this week where he was…

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Richard Linyard, 23, Is Remembered for Message of Unity

Posted in Arts and Culture, Community, History and remembering, Police-Public Safety By Jaron Epstein Richard Linyard, known as a leader amongst his…

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