Join us in celebrating this year’s recipient of the Townie of the Year: The Oakland Education Association (OEA)! OEA represents public school teachers who teach 37,000 students in 86 schools within the Oakland Unified School District. Earlier this year, OEA and its teacher members went on strike for 7 days Read more…
2018 is a year of opportunity with two elections ahead of us. We need to make sure our base turns out in full force for the June Primary. That’s why last week we and our sister organization – Oakland Rising – launched our campaign to mobilize about 14,000 voters in Read more…
By Reverend Damita Davis-Howard We’re in a development boom in Oakland. Cranes and bulldozers clang downtown, building luxury condos, offices, and hotels. More and more people huddle in tents under overpasses, and more of us struggle to keep a roof over our heads. Right now, we have an opportunity to influence Read more…
With sky-high housing costs and the rapid displacement of many of our long-time Oakland families, government services like childcare stipends are the lifeline for many as they work to provide for their families. This June, we have the chance to pass Measure A – Alameda County’s Initiative for Child Care and Read more…