On January 5, 2012, Governor Brown submitted his proposed Budget for 2012-2013 to the State Legislature. In his proposal, Brown addresses the need to invest in creating jobs and delivering public health, economic, and environmental benefits. He suggests that proceeds from the cap-and-trade# auctions, which are expected to… Read more
As the new Organizer for the Green-Collar Jobs Campaign, I feel privileged to have had a first week that grounded me in my work here.
On Wednesday, the office closed for Oakland’s General Strike. Leading with the Ella Baker Center… Read more
Violence, poverty, health, and climate-change are just a few of the complex issues we face today. They are intertwined, persistent, and to me personally, a bit overwhelming. The best solutions are the ones that take into account these complexities.
This is why I am excited about Read more
We were told not to bring anything except our government issued photo ID, $110 (one hundred dollar bill and one ten dollar bill), water in a throw-away bottle and snacks as needed. No jewelry, not even a wedding ring! No body piercing studs. No hair pins. None of the normal… Read more
My sweetie works at a solar power company. Just one of many in the Bay Area. In fact, there are so many solar companies around the Bay that I often wonder why I don’t actually see very many solar panels anywhere. Sure, it’s awesome to see huge fields of solar… Read more
Late this summer, a survey was released by the Public Policy Institute of California finding that two-thirds of Californians approve of AB 32 – a landmark state law that calls for reductions in global-warming pollution. Mearly 60 percent favor taking action to improve air quality and get… Read more
On September 2, 2011, President Obama rescinded EPA-proposed air quality regulations that would mandate lower ground-level ozone standards for communities and companies across the country, on the basis that these regulations are scheduled to be reconsidered in two years and are not a priority for the administration at… Read more
We’ve heard it before – “the green economy is here” and “green jobs are on the way!” At the Ella Baker Center, we put time, energy, and money into building training programs and promoting the idea of the “new,” green economy. Just a few years later, the economy crashed and… Read more
The Ella Baker Center is excited to be partnering with Solar Mosaic to bring community solar to Oakland. To learn more about how this whole crowdfunding thing works, we interviewed Billy Parish one of Solar Mosaic’s founders.
Will you tell Ella’s Voice Readers a bit about… Read more
For those of us living in the Bay Area today, it is hard to believe; but only a half century ago, San Francisco Bay wasn’t the kind of place you would host a word-class sailing event. Several decades of unchecked bayfill and urban sprawl had destroyed 90 percent of San… Read more
