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Bay Area Organizes Sept. 7 Protest to Restore Voting Rights Act
Posted in Community, Equal Rights/Equity By Ken A. Epstein The Bay Area Restore Section 5 Movement held its first East…
30,000 California Inmates Begin Hunger Strike
Posted in Equal Rights/Equity By Post Staff About 30,000 inmates in California began a hunger strike Monday in solidarity…
NAACP Alleges Bias; African American Chamber Says Audit “Maligns” Contractor
Posted in Army Base Jobs, City Auditor’s Report By Ken A. Epstein The Oakland African American Chamber of Commerce is…
Commentary: Community Mobilizes to Save City College of SF
Posted in Education/Schools/Youth, SF City College By Helena Worthen and Joe Berry If you have been trying to follow the…
Debate Simmers on City’s $2 Billion Budget
Posted in Community, Labor, Responsive Government By Ken A. Epstein Oakland’s new two-year $2 billion budget – the first in five…
Rent Control Proposal to Protect Tenants
By Ken A. Epstein An Oakland City Council committee has begun a discussion of limiting or eliminating…
Bay Area Organizes Voting Rights Demonstration
Posted in Equal Rights/Equity By Post Staff The Restore Section 5 Movement held its founding meeting last week in…
City Approves Move for Army Base Truck Yard
Posted in Army Base Jobs, Community By Ken A. Epstein The Oakland City Council this week approved a 30-month contract…
OUSD Headquarters Moves to Downtown Oakland
Posted in Community, Education/Schools/Youth By Jaron K. Epstein Jaron K. Epstein The Oakland Unified School District is starting this month…