With more than a thousand students, faculty members and other education advocates rallying outside the state capitol, Democrats seized on the opportunity to voice their support for revenue-raising measures, including the proposed oil extraction tax.
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In Sacramento, Democrats support protesters
March 5, 2010 – 7:27 am
Timeline: California public school funding decisions
March 3, 2010 – 4:51 pm
A timeline of California public school funding decisions.
California’s education budget crisis: The story so far
March 3, 2010 – 4:39 pm
In California, a faltering economy, a burst housing bubble and dwindling tax revenues are adding to a growing budget deficit that is projected to reach $18.9 billion in the 2010-2011 fiscal year. To combat the growing deficit, lawmakers have enacted sharp cuts across the state budget, including public education at all levels, from K-12 to [...]
He saw a dance party. She saw a riot. What happened at Durant Hall?
March 3, 2010 – 4:38 pm
Oakland North correspondents Shannon Service and Josh Wolf sit down to review footage of last week’s dance party at UC Berkeley and discuss their impressions of what they saw that night.
Timeline: Recent state education budget cuts
March 3, 2010 – 4:37 pm
A timeline of recent state education budget cuts.
Climate change: Is Oakland a model for a local approach?
February 24, 2010 – 4:05 pm
Mindful of the limits to both individual action and national and global policy, Oakland sees city government as a key climate change player.
City of Oakland petitions for gang injunction
February 21, 2010 – 12:45 pm
Evoking the memory of a gruesome, 2009 murder, Oakland’s City Attorney announces a lawsuit for an injunction against 19 members of the North Side Oakland street gang.
The Loan Modification Mess
February 21, 2010 – 12:40 pm
The federal government launched Making Home Affordable, a loan modification program, last year to help struggling homeowners avoid foreclosure. But as one Glenview woman is finding out, getting lenders to participate isn’t easy.
Quan makes her grassroots case to be Oakland’s mayor
February 20, 2010 – 8:03 am
It’s an early February twilight in Rockridge, and commuters are making their way from the BART station to homes and shops along College Avenue. Mayoral candidate Jean Quan and a small group of canvassers are gathering around a silver Prius on Claremont Avenue.
Oakland City Council approves ammunition ordinance
February 19, 2010 – 6:22 pm
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
February 10, 2010 – 6:06 pm
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 among religious communities.
Waterfront redevelopment puts some businesses on edge
February 8, 2010 – 9:25 am
With Oakland set to approve a major waterfront land-use plan, some industrial businesses fear residential development will push them out.
Student-led group pinpoints solutions to youth violence
February 4, 2010 – 3:42 pm
The youth-led Heal the Streets fellowship program, sponsored through Oakland’s Ella Baker Center, hosted a Solutions Salon on Saturday in West Oakland intended to engage community members, youth and policy makers in a dialogue about violence prevention in Oakland.
Oakland resident Laura Wells kicks off gubernatorial bid
February 3, 2010 – 12:39 pm
Laura Wells, a candidate for the Green Party’s nomination in California’s gubernatorial race, kicked off her election campaign in Oakland on Monday
City Attorney files lawsuit against immigration consultants
February 3, 2010 – 8:27 am
A civil suit filed Thursday by the Oakland City Attorney’s Office against immigration consultancy American Legal Services alleges that the company made false promises to clients and damaged their cases.
Bridge tolls to rise, airport connector has another shot at federal funds
January 29, 2010 – 6:58 pm
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 and union members gathered in front of the Metropolitan Transportation Commission building in Oakland to try to save the $70 million in stimulus money that could put them back to work.