AltWeeklies Wire
A Moral Stance in a Public Placenew
Wall Street occupiers deserve our support.
East Bay Express |
Jay Youngdahl |
10-17-2011 |
#OCCUPY
Deadly Secretsnew
How California law shields a small cadre of Oakland police officers involved in violence.
East Bay Express |
Ali Winston |
10-13-2011 |
Crime & Justice
Oakland is Dyke Centralnew
A new television project celebrates Oakland's diverse lesbian community.
East Bay Express |
Cassie Harwood |
10-05-2011 |
LGBT
Tags: Arnetta Smith, Dyke Central
Tony Smith's Visionnew
Oakland's superintendent doesn't just want to close schools. He wants to radically alter how the school district and the city educate kids.
East Bay Express |
Micky Duxbury |
10-05-2011 |
Education
School Closures Make Sensenew
Oakland Unified won't be able to solve its problems until its shutters small schools that it can no longer afford.
East Bay Express |
Robert Gammon |
09-29-2011 |
Education
Why a Curfew in Oakland Is Unnecessarynew
A proposed curfew would target Oakland's teenagers, but state statistics show that youth crime has plummeted in the city since the late-1990s.
East Bay Express |
Robert Gammon |
09-28-2011 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: curfew in Oakland, Oakland Curfew
Skateboarders Lose to The Mannew
Caltrans has already leveled one popular skate park in West Oakland, and is about to demolish a second.
East Bay Express |
Cassie Harwood |
09-28-2011 |
Policy Issues
Solar Takes a Hitnew
The collapse of Solyndra and new political fears about solar energy are sending ripples throughout the industry.
East Bay Express |
Nate Seltenrich |
09-28-2011 |
Environment
Amazon's Gambitnew
The online giant is hoping that its offer to create 7,000 jobs in California will convince legislators to delay the state's new sales tax law until 2014.
East Bay Express |
Robert Gammon |
09-07-2011 |
Business & Labor
Tags: Sales Tax, Amazon.com
Marcus Books Is Making a Comebacknew
After being a victim of a Ponzi scheme, the nation's oldest African-American bookstore is recovering from its financial woes. But can it cope with black flight from Oakland?
East Bay Express |
Holly McDede |
09-01-2011 |
Business & Labor
UC Berkeley Student Wastenew
The annual cycle of buying stuff and throwing it away has begun.
East Bay Express |
Peter Lollo |
08-31-2011 |
Environment
A Guide to LGBT Senior Rightsnew
Share LGBT seniors are entitled to equal treatment, access to services, and basic legal protections under state and federal law. The Federal Nursing Home Reform Act, enacted in 1987, requires nursing facilities to protect the rights of each resident.
East Bay Express |
Nancy Lopez |
08-25-2011 |
LGBT
Referendums Turning the Tide on Pot Bansnew
Medical cannabis activists are increasingly fighting dispensary bans at the ballot box.
East Bay Express |
David Downs |
08-25-2011 |
Drugs
BART Proves Cellphone Shutdown Was a Mistakenew
The transit agency has dealt with two protests in the past week without resorting to killing cellular service.
East Bay Express |
Robert Gammon |
08-24-2011 |
Civil Liberties
Fighting Tar Sandsnew
Protesters from around the country are holding a sit-in at the White House against the destructive oil extraction process.
East Bay Express |
Robert Gammon |
08-24-2011 |
Environment
