Call to Action: Stop Urban Shield at the Alameda Board of Supes Tomorrow
Tomorrow at the Alameda County Board of Supervisors meeting, starting at 11 am, Sheriff Ahern, our local representative to President 45, will bring his motion…
Oakland Politics
Oakland City Council Tonight-Housing, Sanctuary, Police Commission and so much more
Sorry this is so late and since it will be quick and dirty, please excuse typos. If you are concerned about almost any issue,…
My Primary Endorsements-Price, Kalb & a Surprise Write-In
The California Primary is still months away but for local activists, it’s been super heated since last fall. Many Democratic clubs and other activist organizations…
This Week in Resistance from Oakland to Sacramento
Starting with Friday, January 5th, we have a very busy activist week coming up–important stuff from sanctuary to rent control, coal to electoral organizing, it’s…
Media Advisory: Oakland Holds 1st Police Commission Meeting since passage of Measure LL
City of Oakland Holds Inaugural Police Commission Meeting Oakland, CA.-On Wednesday, December 13 at 6:30 pm in the City Council Chambers, the Oakland Police Commission…
Tell the Oakland City Council-Time for a Fair Contract!
Oakland City workers are headed into a 5th day of a strike for a fair contract; a contract that includes wages that keep up with…
The Upside Down, Welcome to Oakland
If you haven’t heard of the series, Stranger Things, you’re missing out but you can attend Oakland City Council meetings, no subscription required, and find yourself…
Oakland Goes Through the Looking Glass Again-the Oak Knoll Decision
“’Twas brillig, and the slithy toves Did gyre and gimble in the wabe: All mimsy were the borogoves, And the mome raths outgrabe.” The Mad Hatter’s…
Notice: New Information–Join our Complaint–No Complicity with ICE in this Sanctuary City
Breaking: Although the complaint has been removed from next Tuesday’s agenda by Council Members Annie Campbell Washington and Abel Guillen with no new date, we…
James Vann on the Oakland A’s Proposal
Guest blogger James Vann submitted this post to the East Bay Times but they rejected it saying that it was too “broad [a] critique” of…