After a shocking Donald Trump presidential victory, groups in Oakland are taking action against the President-Elect’s proposed policies.
On Friday evening, around 200 protesters gathered at Broadway and 14th Street near Frank Ogawa Plaza for a passionate but peaceful demonstration. Fewer people gathered than on previous nights–which drew crowds of between 2,000 and 7,000–but protesters expressed a need to come together in solidarity to condemn Donald Trump’s election and what they called state-sanctioned hate and violence. A woman with a megaphone rallied the crowd, saying, “This is bigger than Donald Trump. This is bigger than hate! We need…
A new California Assembly Bill could bring more clean tech jobs to Oakland and reduce pollution.
Lucid has been around for 12 years, but the clean tech company still considers itself a nimble, innovative upstart. The company’s marketing head Ralf VonSosen said that every employee is required to be versatile enough to handle multiple tasks and responsibilities. He added that he has personally done everything from preparing for board meetings to working on the website. To VonSosen, a start-up is defined by company culture rather than a timeline. Gavin Platt and Vladi Shunturov started Lucid as…