Posted on November 15, 2009 by Becks
Monday, November 16th – Oakland Local Community Meetup
Via the Facebook event: “Oakland Local is one month old! Come join us at our first community meetup in downtown Oakland–community partners, OL bloggers & reporters, people interested in being involved with OL and anyone else who wants to support us are invited to our first meetup at [...]
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Posted on November 8, 2009 by Becks
Monday, November 9th – Town Hall with Mayor Dellums and Police Chief Batts
Come hear Mayor Dellums and Chief Batts share their vision of public safety. Topics include:
Mayor Dellums — public safety strategy: PIES (Prevention, Intervention, Enforcement, Sustainability)
Chief Batts — vision for the Oakland Police Department
Crime statistics: crime is down double digits citywide,but more must be [...]
Filed under: Activism, Art, Community, Economy, Election, Entertainment, Oakland, Politics, Urban Planning | Tagged: Anthony Batts, Central Estuary Plan, Debra Bowen, Democracy for America, Estuary Art Attack, Loni Hancock, Mayor Dellums, Mix It Up East Bay, Wellstone Democratic Club, zoning update | Leave a Comment »
Posted on October 30, 2009 by Becks
For anyone who commutes between Oakland and San Francisco, I’m guessing this has been a bit of a chaotic week. And at some point, if not every day during the closure, you probably took BART across the Bay. And I have no doubt that it was beyond crowded in the stations and on the trains. [...]
Filed under: Economy, Oakland, Public Transit, San Francisco | Tagged: AC Transit, BART, transbay | 20 Comments »
Posted on September 21, 2009 by Becks
Tuesday, September 22nd – Oakland City Council Meeting
After a two month long recess, the Council is back in action this week and this first meeting is full of important and contentious issues. Among many other items, the Council will discuss and vote on an emergency moratorium on nail salons and laundromats, the Public Works Agency [...]
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Posted on September 7, 2009 by Becks
Thursday, September 10th – Mix It Up East Bay
Join us for a monthly happy hour bringing together young activists, organizers and leaders in the East Bay. Climate change is no longer something that only the polar bears have to worry about – and it’s something we can all do something about. Come out and hear [...]
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Posted on September 4, 2009 by Becks
I spent the day in downtown Berkeley today, and it really got me thinking about the hurdles downtown Oakland has to overcome before it becomes a more vibrant and contiguous neighborhood.
Though there’s plenty I don’t like about Berkeley, downtown Berkeley has transformed into a bustling area, filled with people and plenty to do. Today, I [...]
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Posted on August 18, 2009 by Becks
Luckily, the BART strike has been averted and commuters can relax a bit, but unfortunately, BART’s financial crisis is unlikely to end this year. Probably as soon as next year, they’ll have to make more service cuts or raise fares again to balance the agency’s budget.
The BART board and BART spokespeople have done a great [...]
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Posted on July 31, 2009 by Becks
On Tuesday night, the Oakland City Council passed what I think is a pretty good budget amendment, considering the huge gap they had to fill. They averted the worst cuts, and overall, the community seemed pretty happy. By the time they reached public comment on the budget, most speakers thanked them for the changes before [...]
Filed under: City Council, Economy, Oakland, Politics | Tagged: budget, Courtney Ruby | 2 Comments »
Posted on July 25, 2009 by Becks
Though a ton has been happening in Oakland this week, I’ve unfortunately been mostly unable to write about it, since I flew to LA after the MTC meeting and have been absurdly busy ever since. Luckily, others have covered the important stuff, so I thought I’d take a few moments to highlight what’s been going [...]
Filed under: City Council, Economy, Election, Oakland, Politics, Public Transit, Urban Planning | Tagged: AC Transit, budget, Oakland Airport connecter, Oakland special election, parking | 11 Comments »
Posted on July 22, 2009 by Becks
This guest post is written by, Zac Unger, a lifelong Oakland resident. He has been an Oakland firefighter for 11 years and serves as a member of the executive board of Local 55.
As some of you may have heard, the firefighter’s union has just approved a new contract by an 80-20 margin. Granted, I’m an [...]
Filed under: Economy, Guest Posts, Oakland, Politics | Tagged: Local 55, Oakland firefighters, Zac Unger | 11 Comments »
