AltWeeklies Wire
From Brown to Greennew
It's a myth that environmental laws are job killers. In fact, California's East Bay is home to many cleaned-up toxic sites that are now spurring the economy.
East Bay Express |
Darwin BondGraham |
01-27-2012 |
Policy Issues
Tags: Green Economy, Green Jobs
Will the Oakland Police Dept. End Up in Receivership?new
A federal judge could begin the process of taking over the police department this month.
East Bay Express |
Ali Winston |
01-27-2012 |
Crime & Justice
Private Cops on the Public Dimenew
Oakland taxpayers' money is being funneled to an anti-union company that employs private cops to patrol the downtown and uptown areas and influences OPD policies.
East Bay Express |
Darwin BondGraham |
01-26-2012 |
Policy Issues
The CO2 Trapnew
California scientists develop material that captures carbon dioxide.
East Bay Express |
Susanne Rust |
01-23-2012 |
Environment
California Dispensary Permitting Freezes Upnew
Appeals court decision chills activists from San Diego to Arcata.
East Bay Express |
David Downs |
01-19-2012 |
Drugs
Jerry Brown's Plan Threatens Climate Change Goalsnew
The elimination of redevelopment could derail smart growth and encourage suburban sprawl.
East Bay Express |
Robert Gammon |
01-11-2012 |
Environment
Tags: Jerry Brown, climate change
Oakland Police Arrest Protesters for 'Lynching'new
Oakland police invoke a provocatively named law that doesn't mean what you think it means.
East Bay Express |
Susie Cagle |
01-11-2012 |
#OCCUPY
Tags: #OCCUPY, Occupy Oakland
Out of the Tents and Into the Chambersnew
Some members of Occupy Oakland are increasingly confronting city officials and demanding change.
East Bay Express |
Susie Cagle |
01-11-2012 |
#OCCUPY
Tags: #OCCUPY, Occupy Oakland
Handicapping Marijuana Legalization in 2012new
California to win, place, or even show? A 2012 iniative forecast.
East Bay Express |
David Downs |
01-06-2012 |
Drugs
Poverty Strickennew
A new report shows that Oakland's refugees from Burma are stuck in extreme poverty, with up to 80 percent unemployment
East Bay Express |
Momo Chang |
01-06-2012 |
Immigration
Tags: myanmar, Burmese refugees
Oakland Church Forces Little Kids to Raise Moneynew
A West Oakland church and private school requires its young students to solicit donations at BART stations at night.
East Bay Express |
Will Evans |
12-30-2011 |
Religion
Oakland Police Department Used Violent Cops Against Occupynew
Records reveal that the department put officers with histories of using deadly force on the frontlines during Occupy Oakland protests.
East Bay Express |
Ali Winston |
12-22-2011 |
#OCCUPY
What's Next for Occupy?new
"We are the 99 Percent" dominated the second-half of 2011, but will it endure in 2012?
East Bay Express |
John C. Osborn |
12-22-2011 |
#OCCUPY
Weed Whacking Californianew
The federal crackdown that shredded medical marijuana this year looks like it'll last at least until the 2012 presidential election.
East Bay Express |
David Downs |
12-21-2011 |
Drugs
Occupy, Quan, and the Recallnew
Some of the people behind the troubled recall campaign against Mayor Jean Quan are opponents of Occupy Oakland, but it may be the occupiers who oust her from office.
East Bay Express |
Robert Gammon |
12-14-2011 |
#OCCUPY
