The REAL Oakland: BBQing at Lake Merritt
Culture and politics mixed…
March against violence: Another sign of coming movement?
Thousands gathered in downtown Oakland today to protest against gun violence. As is to be expected, the range of politics was all over the place – from Black Lives Matter supporters […]
Boot and Shoe restaurant workers walk off job
On the same day as the women’s march in Oakland, workers at the Boot and Shoe Restaurant just a mile or so away walked off the job. They were linking up their […]
Battle of A’s Stadium, Round II
Under pressure, the Peralta Community College Board of Trustees voted against negotiating with the A’s over privatizing Peralta land for the A’s new stadium. Yet few at Laney Community College trusts the […]
Privatization scheme killed; shows power of working class
On Tuesday, Dec. 5, the Board of Trustees of the Peralta Community College District voted to kill the proposal to build a stadium for the Oakland A’s baseball team on Peralta […]
Oakland A’s stadium proposal: Save Laney College; stop gentrification
A specter is stalking America’s urban working class. It is the specter of gentrification. Urban workers, mainly people of color, are victimized in good times and bad. When times are bad, many […]
