AltWeeklies Wire
Seeking Biketopianew
The East Bay Bicycle Coalition throws a party to honor the past and envision the future.
East Bay Express |
Azeen Ghorayshi |
11-15-2012 |
Transportation
Oakland Police Union Could Take Hitnew
Judge Thelton Henderson, who is overseeing the police department, may take away arbitration from the union if he puts OPD in receivership.
East Bay Express |
Ali Winston |
11-01-2012 |
Policy Issues
Tags: Oakland Police Union
Contamination Destinationnew
Officials contend that Treasure Island is safe, but residents say health problems abound.
East Bay Express |
Ashley Bates |
10-31-2012 |
Environment
Disturbing New Evidence About the Oakland Police Departmentnew
Court documents reveal that some Oakland police commanders believe cops could avoid shooting suspects if they were allowed to "rough" people up.
East Bay Express |
Ali Winston |
10-10-2012 |
Crime & Justice
GDP and Seven Stars, Rebornnew
Richmond's GDP Collective is barren of décor but packs the best strains in the region, while Seven Stars hides in plain sight in a small mall.
East Bay Express |
David Downs |
09-29-2012 |
Drugs
Marijuana: Gateway To Health?new
Bay Area journalist and cannabis activist Clint Werner has found self-publishing success with a medical marijuana research reference book.
East Bay Express |
David Downs |
09-26-2012 |
Drugs
Koch Brothers Prove that Prop 32 Will Hurt Unionsnew
A shadowy group with close ties to the billionaire backers of the Tea Party has also proved that Prop 32 will benefit big corporations.
East Bay Express |
Robert Gammon |
09-20-2012 |
Business & Labor
The People's Police Departmentnew
Why federal consent decrees are working in Detroit, but not in Oakland.
East Bay Express |
Joaquin Palomino |
09-19-2012 |
Policy Issues
Tags: Jerry Brown, Jean Quan, PUEBLO, Detroit Police Department, Oakland Police Department, Robert Bobb, Kwame Kilpatrick, Anthony Batts, US Department of Justice, Wayne Tucker, consent decree, Negotiated Settlement Agreement, John Burris, Robert Warshaw, The Riders, Howard Jordan, Barry Donelan, Benny Napoleon, Civil Rights Integrity Bureau, Clarence Mabanag, Coleman Young, David Robinson, Deanna Santana, Eric Lambart, Eugene Brown, Francisco Vasquez, Internal Personnel Assessment System, Jeff Romeo, Jim Chanin, Jude Siapno, Management Awareness System, Matthew Hornung, Oakland police union, Occupy Oakland, Office of the Inspector General, Ralph Godbee Jr., Rashidah Grinage, Richard Word, Sean Whent, Sheila Cockrel, Sheryl Robinson Wood, Steven Tull, Thelton Henderson
Big Organic Joins Monsanto in Fighting Calif. Prop 37new
Large corporations that own organic food brands are also bankrolling the fight against the GMO labeling initiative.
East Bay Express |
Corey Hill |
09-13-2012 |
Environment
Tags: Monsanto
Is an Oakland Port Strike Looming?new
Workers contend that it's unfair for the Port of Oakland to demand more concessions at time when the agency enjoys a financial surplus.
East Bay Express |
Darwin BondGraham |
09-05-2012 |
Business & Labor
Tags: Port of Oakland
Treasure Island: A Radioactive Islenew
A growing number of former residents have cancer, and sources involved in cleaning up the former military base say the Navy has deceived the people who live there now.
East Bay Express |
Ashley Bates |
09-05-2012 |
Health
Fifty Years of KALXnew
UC Berkeley's radio station celebrates a triumphant milestone at a perilous time for college radio.
East Bay Express |
Rachel Swan |
08-22-2012 |
Media
Tags: KUSF
The High Costs of Outsourcing Policenew
Nine out of ten Oakland cops live outside the city -- a fact that costs Oakland nearly $200 million in lost revenues a year, and may explain the department's disconnect with the people it's supposed to serve and protect.
East Bay Express |
Darwin BondGraham and Ali Winston |
08-10-2012 |
Policy Issues
Workers Allege Violations at Oakland Airportnew
The port and other governmental agencies are actively investigating several airport concessionaires for alleged wage, overtime, anti-union violations.
East Bay Express |
Rachel Swan |
08-09-2012 |
Business & Labor
Oakland Police Department: Worst in the Statenew
Recent revelations about racism and millions in misspent funds raise questions about whether a federal takeover of Oakland police would be a bad thing.
East Bay Express |
Robert Gammon and Steven Tavares |
08-08-2012 |
Crime & Justice
