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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
This week is the first anniversary of the last graduation of the Edward Shands Adult School. I had written last year that, “Thursday night may…
Jane Courant has been a full time Oakland librarian since 1998. She’s worked as a children’s librarian and is now the Adult Services Librarian at…
Last year I somehow missed the Pro Arts Open Studios. This hardly ever happens. According to the website, proartsgallery.org, they have been running their open…