A better future for Oakland: an interview with Rebecca Kaplan
In April, Rebecca Kaplan, Oakland city councilmember at large, announced that she was considering running for mayor this fall. Oakland North reporter Ayako Mie sat...
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Stories by Ayako
Residents protest “Dirty Energy Proposition”
By Ayako Mie Posted
On Thursday, more than fifty people celebrated the 40th anniversary of Earth Day by protesting the so-called “Dirty Energy Proposition,” or the signature-gathering effort in...
Lawyers offer pro bono work to former GA recipients
By Ayako Mie Posted
Alameda County’s looming budget crisis led the county to cut off about 2,400 people from the county’s General Assistance fund, or GA, a safety net...
After complaint, committee to schedule mediation on public records request
By Ayako Mie Posted
The Oakland Public Ethics Committee on Wednesday voted unanimously to schedule a meditation for a complaint filed by an Oakland citizen who claims the city...
Thousands to lose county assistance funds on April 1
By Ayako Mie Posted
On April 1, Alameda County will cut off funding to thousands of recipients of General Assistance, a safety net program provided to indigent adults without...
Mayor Dellums to break tie on voter education funding
By Ayako Mie Posted
On Tuesday night, an Oakland City Council vote about whether or not to redirect $255,000 earmarked for public campaign financing to educate Oakland residents about...
Japanese students join and learn from UC Berkeley protest
By Ayako Mie, Posted
Protests against budget cuts to education are attracting student activists from around the globe. Ten Japanese students were among those that attended the March 4...
UC Berkeley students decide: Attend class or protest
By Ayako Mie, Posted
On March 4, protesters gathered at Sather Gate as students pondered whether to join the demonstration or go to class.
Student perspective: Change is in our hands
By Ayako Mie Posted
Ayako Mie, a journalism graduate student from Japan, reflects on the differences in college activism between her home country and the United States.
$70 million for airport connector project to be diverted to regional transit agencies
By Ayako Mie Posted
$70 million in federal stimulus funding denied to the Bay Area Rapid Transit Agency for the Oakland Airport Connecter project will be reallocated for regional...
Oakland City Council approves ammunition ordinance
By Ayako Mie Posted
On Tuesday, Oakland city council members unanimously voted for an ordinance to enhance the city’s existing gun control regulations.
Oakland seeks help from churches in youth crime prevention
By Ayako Mie Posted
Mayor Ron Dellums held a peace conference on Tuesday to discuss how faith-based communities can help prevent crime among youth and called for more collaboration...
Campaign for publicly-funded elections kicks off in Oakland
By Ayako Mie Posted
While corporations, lobbyists and special interest groups may have gloated over the Supreme Court’s ruling last month that decreed that the government has no power...
Oakland to be a model city for stimulus spending
By Ayako Mie Posted
On Thursday, Mayor Ron Dellums said that federal government officials will visit three cities, including Oakland, to learn about how the cities have used stimulus...
Oakland resident Laura Wells kicks off gubernatorial bid
By Ayako Mie Posted
Laura Wells, a candidate for the Green Party’s nomination in California’s gubernatorial race, kicked off her election campaign in Oakland on Monday
Bridge tolls to rise, airport connector has another shot at federal funds
By Ayako Mie Posted
On the day President Barack Obama was delivering the State of Union speech emphasizing jobs and the economy, 2,800 miles away from the Capitol carpenters...
