Oakland
How to Stay Safe When No one is on the Streets
With so much information being shared on how to keep ourselves, and one another, healthy during COVID-19, it can feel overwhelming – believe me, I am inundated. With many of us existing in a world of seclusion, and rarely leaving our houses, physical safety seems like an afterthought. However, it
The Moms 4 Housing Victory Shows How Communities Can Fight Back — And Win
The news broke Monday morning four mothers who occupied a vacant West Oakland house scored a huge victory in the ultimate fight between greed and good. The grassroots activist group Moms 4 Housing won an agreement from house-flipping developer Wedgewood Properties, and the house they’ve been occupying for two months
If You’re Against Moms 4 Housing You’re on the Wrong Side of History
By Sunny Dell The Alameda County Sheriff’s Office Tuesday chose to carry out the eviction of mothers with a presence as though they were ready to invade a small country. There was a violence to the moment disproportionate to the purpose. Spokesperson Ray Kelly publicly claimed in post-operation press conference
Oakland Teachers Strike Continues with Supt. Thurmond at Table
Oakland’s teachers and supporters hit the picket lines for a third day on Monday. Around 3,000 Oakland educators went on strike last week, picketing Thursday and Friday outside many of the city’s 86 schools. No new details on contract negotiations were available Monday evening, with spokespeople for both the Oakland
Oakland Teachers Strike Continues, Negotiating Into Night with Supt. Thurmond
Oakland’s teachers and supporters hit the picket lines for a third day on Monday. Around 3,000 Oakland educators went on strike last week, picketing Thursday and Friday outside many of the city’s 86 schools. No new details on contract negotiations were available Monday evening, with spokespeople for both the Oakland
The ‘Costco of Weed’ Opens in the Bay Area
Flower Company sells ounces of weed for $59. That’s not a typo, that’s ounces with an ‘O’. That’s also why Stuart and our team are now Flower Company members and why we’ve partnered with them to promote their incredible, Humbolt grown, wholesale Cannabis service in the Bay Area. When we
Oakland’s Punks with Lunch Turns Three
In a climate where words such as ‘displacement’, ‘gentrification’, ‘homelessness’, and ‘addiction’ are populating our daily vocabularies with greater frequency, Punks with Lunch is a bright light in the dark night of Oakland’s current housing epidemic. In its third year, Punks with Lunch continues to operate on the simple mission