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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…