Mayor and Council Pledge Actions to Reduce Systemic Racial Injustice
The Oakland City Council this week continued to come to grips with issues raised at a recent public hearing “on racial inequality within the economic and criminal justice systems.” Recommended by...
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Libby Schaaf Backs Jesse Jackson’s Drive to Bring Tech Jobs to Oakland
Civil Rights veteran and Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient Rev. Jesse Jackson, Sr. was the guest speaker at the True Vine Ministries services, which are held in the McClymonds High School...
View ArticleCouncilmembers Favor $3,000 a Month Apartment Tower Project, Opposed by East...
The City Council’s Community and Economic Development (CED) committee voted unanimously this week to approve the sale of public land on East 12th Street across the roadway from Lake Merritt to a...
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McElhaney Puts Damper on Tagami’s Coal Plan
News has spread of developer Phil Tagami’s action to negotiate a deal with four counties in Utah to ship coal to a new export terminal at the Oakland Army Base that could begin operation as early as...
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Vote on Luxury Apartment Tower in Guillen’s District Postponed, Council Seeks...
A number of Oakland residents are waiting to see what the City Council will do next after protesters shut down the May 5 council meeting where the council was scheduled to authorize the sale of a piece...
View ArticleCouncil Decision Could Mean a Step Forward on Police Accountability
The City Council took a first step this week to enact a policy that has been four years in the making and could improve the level of police accountability in Oakland, unanimously voting to consolidate...
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City Council Set to Approve New Budget
As the Oakland City Council prepares to vote on the city budget for the next two years, Council President Lynette Gibson McElhaney and Mayor Libby Schaaf are saying they are in basic agreement on...
View ArticleBrooks’ Victory for Oakland’s New Department of Race and Equity Community...
After months of debate, the City Council unanimously voted this week to create a Department of Race and Equity to address systemic racism and inequality in the City of Oakland. The council voted at...
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City’s Passes $2.4 Billion Budget, Leaving Some Residents Angry and Dissatisfied
The Oakland City Council this week passed a two-year $2.4 billion budget based on a local economy that is rebounding from years of recession. With input from councilmembers and the community, Mayor...
View ArticleCorinthian Baptist Church Continues Founder’s Legacy, Celebrates 50 Years
A full house of churchgoers, community and faith leaders recently celebrated the bicentennial of Corinthian Baptist Church in Oakland with an anniversary event that honored the past and the present....
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