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November 1, 2011

After the General Strike, Come Out to Support Small Business Day in Oakland

Oakland has some of the most successful ethnic-based small business districts in the country like a vibrant Chinatown (not a tourist mecca like SF), an…


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October 26, 2011

In a Season of Change– a Plea to Our New Mayor

In October and early November Oaklanders look forward to warm weather, beautiful sunsets, and-fires and earthquakes. Oh, and election season. This time last year I…


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October 18, 2011

Occupy Oakland: There is a There There.

Despite millions of dollars and decades of planning, the city center was never vibrant until now- Occupy Oakland is in its 8th night as I…


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October 8, 2011

Oakland Unified Saves Jobs for Adult ED Administrators and Consultants-Few Classes, Fewer Teachers

OEA Decries Union Busting-teachers offered part-time temporary work- two administrators rehired while a former administrator and retired Chevron exec gets top pay to “consult” and…


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September 23, 2011

Gardenspots Sprout on Parking Day in Grand Lake

Until recent years most Americans had grown inured to the proposition that automobiles would take more and more of our community real estate. Not only…


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August 30, 2011

Port Appointment Process Shakes up West Oakland

The Port of Oakland is ranked as the 5th largest containerized port in the country. Back in the 1990’s it was considered the 3rd busiest…


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July 28, 2011

Local Poet and Teacher Struggles to Regain her Home

It’s a story you’ve probably heard before and maybe discounted. Or, you thought, it can’t happen to me. Many of us Oakland progressives have spent…


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July 14, 2011

Oakland’s Frail Seniors At Risk Due to Brown’s Veto

Back in the late 70’s when California was flush and the governor rode a moonbeam into town, legislation was created to establish pilot programs to…


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July 12, 2011

Well-known Local Columnist Pens First Novel

Local writer, journalist, and chronicler of Oakland’s political scene and beyond, J. Douglas Allen Taylor, has written a novel set in South Carolina in the…


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June 24, 2011

Discovering Opportunity in West Oakland, the Alex Miller-Cole Story.

Alex Miller-Cole is a typical Oaklander and an exceptional person. He is typical because he arrived here from somewhere else and has remade his life…


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