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Community Rallies to Stop State Bill That Would Require School Closures
By Ken Epstein Local residents are scrambling to oppose a state bill that they recently found out…
Fired Police Chief Kirkpatrick Was “Backsliding” on OPD Reforms, Say Police Accountability Leaders
Posted in Equal Rights/Equity, Libby Schaaf, Police-Public Safety By Ken Epstein The seemingly sudden firing of Oakland Police Dept. Chief Anne…
City Awards Police 12.5 Percent Raise, Bypassing Public Input
Posted in Police-Public Safety By Ken Epstein The Oakland City Council, bypassing opportunities for public input, rushed this week…
City Auditor Says Mayor Schaaf Misused City Money and Resources to Fund Oakland Promise
Posted in Education/Schools/Youth, Oakland Promise Investigation reveals nonprofit received free office space and over $700,000 in city funds to pay…
Community and Developers Ask: Why Is There so Little Money in the City’s Affordable Housing Fund?
Affordable housing protest at Oakland City Hall By Ken Epstein Where have the city’s funds for affordable…
Parents, Teachers Shut Down School Board Meeting, Protesting School Closures, Arrests
By Ken Epstein In ongoing protests, parents and teachers, including members of the Oakland Not for Sale…
Teachers’ Union Says School District Not Honoring Labor Agreement Reached in Strike
School closures, health care coverage, student support staff are key issues By Ken Epstein The Oakland teachers’ union,…
School Board Moves Meetings to Private Room, Excluding Public
By Ken Epstein The Oakland Unified School District (OUSD), responding to ongoing parent and teacher protests against…
Post Salon Backs Call on State Officials to Investigate and Remove FCMAT
By Ken Epstein The Oakland Post Community Assembly, along with parents and teachers in the Oakland Not…
State Control Over the Oakland Unified School District, Neoliberalism, Austerity, School Closures and the Fiscal Crisis Management and Assistance Team (FCMAT)
Oakland’s state overseers (L to R): California Deputy Superintendent of Public Instruction Nick Schweizer, Trustee Chris Learned,…