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Posted inCrime, Reform & Abolition

Law enforcement has a new political boogeyman: youth violence

by nia t. evans June 21st, 2023June 21st, 2023

A so-called “surge in violence” by teens is leading cities to crack down, but youth advocates say they’re going about it the wrong way

color photograph of two Black men standing in the midground in a homeless encampment near a highway ramp. Tarps, bicycles, planks of wood, and other items are piled around the perimeter of a chain link fence
Posted inEconomy & Workers' Rights

Oakland houseless encampment residents say they were displaced without an alternative living space

by Alexandra Martinez May 10th, 2023May 10th, 2023
Oakland resident physicians call for higher pay and better conditions
Posted inEconomy & Workers' Rights

Oakland resident physicians call for higher pay and better conditions

by Alexandra Martinez April 7th, 2023April 6th, 2023
color photograph of an outdoor protest. people in masks hold up cardboard signs reading "solidarity with our unhoused neighbors" and "protest our unhoused neighbors"
Posted inPolitics & Democracy

Oakland’s ‘Cob on Wood’ still at risk of further evictions

by Alexandra Martinez January 31st, 2023January 31st, 2023
Posted inGender & LGBTQIA+

Q&A: Life-long educator Pat Kelsaw on aging and encouraging intergenerational bonds

Vilissa Thompson Headshot (1) by Vilissa Thompson November 22nd, 2022January 23rd, 2023
Posted inEconomy & Workers' Rights

California Department of Transportation evicts part of the largest encampment in Oakland 

by Alexandra Martinez October 12th, 2022May 9th, 2023
Posted inEconomy & Workers' Rights

‘Normal Ain’t Normal’ explores working-class pandemic realities

by Ray Levy Uyeda September 30th, 2022September 29th, 2022
Shot of a young Black girl with curly hair in a ponytail sleeping at her desk in a classroom
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Oakland community members resume takeover of Parker K-8 school after being forcibly removed

by Alexandra Martinez August 11th, 2022January 23rd, 2023
a person wearing a white medical mask holds up a cardboard sign reading "Murder is NOT your job!" while walking on a highway in LA
Posted inCrime, Reform & Abolition

High-speed police pursuits have no place in public safety

by Cat Brooks July 12th, 2022January 23rd, 2023
Posted inPolitics & Democracy

Cities are spending COVID-19 relief funds on police, vanity projects  

by Natasha Ishak June 29th, 2022June 29th, 2022

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