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In his first move of 2012, California’s Gov. Jerry Brown’s budget proposal for… Read more
When my co-workers asked me to write a quick blog post about the benefits of running I thought it would be a piece of cake. My other job is coaching cross country running and track and field at Skyline High School here in Oakland so knowing a thing or two… Read more
A #HijabiFlashMob – at least that’s what we were calling it even though there was no actual dancing involved. In its literal interpretation, it’s a sudden mob of women in hijabs.
A “hijab” is the head covering worn by some Muslim women as a sign of faith, humility,… Read more
On November 18, 2011, a campus police officer at UC Davis used pepper spray on a row of seated students peacefully protesting. A cell phone video of the incident went viral, made national headlines, and even inspired an internet meme. The most disturbing feature of the video, and a… Read more
We must rapidly begin the shift from a “thing-oriented” society to a “person-oriented” society. When machines and computers, profit motives and property rights are considered more important than people, the giant triplets of racism, materialism, and militarism are incapable of being conquered. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Join us in Sacramento on Saturday, January 21, for a rally on the second anniversary of the Supreme Court’s Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission ruling.
The Citizens United ruling has increased the influence of corporate money in our elections and expanded corporate political power by ending a century-old ban on… Read more
I met Erin Siegel a few years back when she was first laying the foundation for her debut book Finding Fernanda. Erin is an award-winning investigative journalist and Oakland resident (cue my pride surge). She explained the heartbreaking subject of international adoption corruption and how she would examine it in… Read more
During my 12 years as a crime reporter for The Associated Press, I gravitated towards stories about criminal justice – and very often discovered that people really didn’t want to hear them. I talked to men and women accused and convicted of all kind of heinous crimes — husbands who… Read more
2011 was a tough year for many of us as families struggled to make ends meet and violence plagued our streets. In 2012, we have a real opportunity to bring jobs that allow us to stay in our homes, provide for our families, and build a healthy and peaceful Oakland.… Read more
