AltWeeklies Wire
When Landlords Lienew
Last year, Charles Oshinuga’s landlord lied in court while trying to evict him and his neighbors. Yet despite winning a jury trial, Oshinuga still lost his Oakland home.
East Bay Express |
Darwin BondGraham |
02-03-2016 |
Housing & Development
The Growth of Black Lives Matternew
After a wave of protests shook the streets of Oakland and Berkeley, activists have been hard at work enacting policy changes, building community networks, and practicing self-determination.
East Bay Express |
Erin Baldassari |
12-23-2015 |
Race & Class
Racial Profiling Via Nextdoor.comnew
White Oakland residents are increasingly using the popular social networking site to report "suspicious activity" about their Black neighbors — and families of color fear the consequences could be fatal.
East Bay Express |
Sam Levin |
10-09-2015 |
Race & Class
Banking on Coal in Oaklandnew
Records show that a secretive plan to ship coal through the Port of Oakland is being driven by a company that wants to massively expand its coal mining operations in Utah and by a public official who stands to profit personally.
East Bay Express |
Darwin BondGraham |
08-18-2015 |
Energy
Tags: Port of Oakland, coal
Why Oakland Police Can't Solve Crimenew
It's not just because OPD is understaffed, it's also because the department prefers to use its resources on patrolling poor neighborhoods.
East Bay Express |
Robert Gammon |
05-22-2015 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: Oakland Police
Oakland Has a Transparency Problemnew
Numerous boards and commissions in Oakland — and elsewhere in the East Bay — routinely violate local and state open meeting laws.
East Bay Express |
Darwin BondGraham |
05-06-2015 |
Policy Issues
Counter-Terrorism Officials Helped Track Black Lives Matter Protestersnew
A cache of California Highway Patrol emails provides a glimpse into how anti-terrorism agents helped law enforcement officials monitor Black Lives Matter protesters on the web.
East Bay Express |
Darwin BondGraham |
04-15-2015 |
Civil Liberties
It's Time to Restrict Groundwater Pumping in Californianew
Big Ag is doing irreparable harm to the state's underground water supplies — and for no good reason.
East Bay Express |
Robert Gammon |
04-09-2015 |
Environment
Welcome to Taco Hellnew
Fast-food workers, particularly in Oakland, often face extremely dangerous conditions, while toiling long hours for corporations that refuse to pay a living wage.
East Bay Express |
Darwin BondGraham |
02-25-2015 |
Business & Labor
The Weed War Undermines Sciencenew
A Columbia professor argues that research that exaggerates the effects of marijuana is spurring people to reject other types of research as well.
East Bay Express |
David Downs |
02-14-2015 |
Drugs
Oakland Police Still Appear to be Targeting Blacksnew
Newly released data shows that the Oakland Police Department continues to disproportionately stop, search, and arrest African Americans.
East Bay Express |
Darwin BondGraham and Ali Winston |
02-06-2015 |
Race & Class
News Media Ignores Black Protestsnew
Black demonstrators in Oakland and Berkeley are taking the reins of a movement and designing their own powerful protests against police violence. But the news media isn't interested.
East Bay Express |
Will Butler |
12-19-2014 |
Race & Class
Oakland's Threat to Sex Workersnew
A new eviction policy broadly targets prostitutes, and while the city argues that the law will help fight child trafficking, there's no data or evidence to back those claims.
East Bay Express |
Sam Levin |
11-13-2014 |
Policy Issues
Moral Combatnew
After enduring a vicious harassment campaign designed to chase women out of the video game industry, local female developers are trying to take back the art form from commercialization.
East Bay Express |
Sarah Burke |
10-24-2014 |
The War on Women
When the Water Runs Outnew
A package of bills now waiting for Governor Jerry Brown's signature would regulate the use of groundwater for the first time in California. But for some residents, it's too late.
East Bay Express |
Joaquin Palomino |
09-10-2014 |
Environment
