Alameda County’s Biennial Homeless Count
Nearly 250 volunteers spread out in 33 different locations throughout Alameda County for the county’s biennial homeless count, Wednesday morning.
Behavior at council meeting prevented positive discussion over Civil Sidewalks Ordinance
At the July 10 City Council meeting, after more than two hours of public testimony, a group of protesters, actively egged on by Councilmember Kriss Worthington, began shouting and singing so that no further discussion could take place. The remaining public speakers and council members were shouted down. Read More…
State Senate’s passage of TRUST Act is step toward justice, fairness
On the morning of Nov. 14, 2011, Francisco “Pancho” Ramos-Stierle and other activists were meditating peacefully in Oakland’s Frank Ogawa Plaza in solidarity with the adjacent Occupy encampment. As police officers moved in to clear out the encampment, they ordered Ramos-Stierle and others to disperse. Read More…
Even with falling rates of homelessness, many remain without shelter
Surrounded by a pile of tattered backpacks, Kelly Johnson squints against the sun’s glare as he recollects the years spent searching for a home. Read More…
Biennial homeless count for Alameda County commences
Nearly 250 volunteers spread out in 33 different locations throughout Alameda County for the county’s biennial homeless count, Wednesday morning. Read More…
Many counties fail to learn costly state lessons and still to expand jail capacity
At Oct. 22’s Making Cents: Forging A New California in a Time of Crisis California conference at UC Berkeley, students, educators and advocates highlighted the devastating impacts that California’s out-of-control prison spending has had on our ability to fund K-12 education, higher education and social services across our state. Nearly Read More…
Local election results have big implications
While the focus Tuesday was on the national election and some statewide measures, voters also made decisions with local implications. Alameda County Measure A1 Measure A1, which would have established a 25-year tax to raise money for the Oakland Zoo, did not receive the two-thirds supermajority it needed to pass. Read More…
Breathmobile makes second appearance at Berkeley elementary school
The Breathmobile held its second free clinic at Malcolm X Elementary School in Berkeley Monday for students with asthma symptoms. Read More…
CALPIRG campaigns to ban plastic bags statewide
CALPIRG used a giant signable tote bag inscribed with the pun “We are totes ready” Wednesday to help gather signatures and raise awareness for “Bag Free Week” — part of the group’s ongoing campaign to ban plastic bags across California. The event was intended to gain signatures for a petition Read More…
Parcel tax for Peralta Community College District passes
The June 5 primary resulted in the passage of a measure that increases much-needed funding to the Peralta Community College District. The district sought a two-thirds voter approval in yesterday’s primary in order to be able to levy a special parcel tax, named Measure B. The measure eventually passed with Read More…