We caught up with Jabari while he was by Lake Merritt, gathering signatures for a minimum wage ballot initiative for a $15 hour minimum wage by 2020. He agreed that by then, rents […]
More Oakland Speaks: “I like to th___ hope my vote counts”
I think “the presidential race is pretty funny (because) I never thought Donald Trump would run for president,” says Major. “I like to th___ hope my vote counts,” says Nina. (Note how she catches […]
Oakland speaks: “high rents; gentrification; just right here, right now, chillin'”
Everybody has a story to tell. Everybody has a philosophy of life. For almost all longer-time Oakland residents, the issue of money and rents is huge. That’s clear from Cetima* and Cloud, […]
Qilombo: The Struggle Lives On
Struggles rise and fall back, but they always leave something behind – a heritage, lessons for people to learn from and carry on. Occupy Oakland was one example. It couldn’t last forever, […]
Oakland Yuppifies
Oaklandsocialist thanks the National Security Agency (NSA) for their extensive news reporting service, otherwise known as eavesdropping. As Edward Snowden has revealed, the NSA listens in to almost all phone conversations. We recently […]
Sawant and Hedges Speak in Oakland
Seattle city council member Kshama Sawant, the most prominent socialist in America, spoke in Oakland last night. She spoke along with the noted left journalist Chris Hedges. Also speaking was former left […]
Behind the Scenes at Oakland City Council
The Oakland City Council meeting of Tuesday, June 2, considered a controversial measure to give a large tract of valuable land right next to Lake Merritt to a real estate speculator to […]
Port Shut Down: A Good First Step
The longshoremen’s union – ILWU – Local 10 has voted to shut down the Port of Oakland on May Day (May 1) to protest police racism and murders and brutality. This is […]
Oakland Schools: Pad the Top, Chop from the Bottom
We repost an article by retired Oakland school teacher, Jack Gerson, from his blog, http://schoolsnotbanks.blogspot.com/2015/02/oakland-school-supt-cuts-bottom-feeds.html#comment-form Antwan Wilson’s Idea of Cutting Administration: Pad the Top, Chop From the Bottom by Jack Gerson Have you […]
Greg and SS “I Don’t Know Her Name”
Oakland “On the Waterfront”