Posts Tagged ‘port of oakland’
Tracking the federal stimulus money: Where did Oakland’s $2 billion go?
Among the answers: an airport tower, police officer salaries, and a lot of repaved roads. This end-of-year roundup by reporter Aaron Mendelson examines the trail of the federal stimulus money that arrived three years ago in Oakland–recipient of the tenth largest stimulus grant in the country.
Read MorePort of Oakland operations halted by SEIU Local 1021 strike
One by one, in the pre-dawn darkness Tuesday, delivery trucks exited Oakland’s 980 freeway at Adeline and headed toward Middle Harbor Road, prepared to pick up or drop off shipments at the Port of Oakland. Each truck came to a halt as the drivers faced picketers blocking the entrance to the international container terminals at the Port.
Read MoreQuestions about the big Oakland Army base project? Maybe these folks asked them for you
A lively Tuesday evening Q&A at City Hall gave people chance to vent concerns and curiosity about development plans for the former Oakland Army base–a $500 million project that includes a major labor agreement giving Oakland workers priority in new jobs.
Read MorePort of Oakland workers protest planned wage cuts
After months of failed contract negotiations, Port of Oakland workers rallied outside Oakland Airport Friday to protest potential cuts to their own benefits amid allegations that port commissioners have misused public funds. “We have been bargaining with the Port for over 15 months now,” said Alfonso Loera, president of Service Workers International Union Local 1021,…
Read MoreCouncil approves labor agreement for Oakland Army Base redevelopment
Oakland city councilmembers approved a set of hiring and staffing policies on Tuesday to ensure a local workforce for the redevelopment project at the former Oakland Army Base.
Read MoreOakland City Council votes to terminate swap agreement with Goldman Sachs
After months of discussions, protests from community organizations and residents, on Tuesday night the Oakland City Council voted to end its relationship with Goldman Sachs.
Read MoreNegotiations between port and union stalled, headed for arbitration
The Port of Oakland is facing “significant financial challenges” according to Pamela Calloway, the president of the port board of directors of the fifth busiest container port in the country, and as a result the Port has asked the union for concessions in talks for a new contract. The union representing port workers who do maintenance, janitorial and security work at the port disagrees, and for the last year the two sides have negotiated but been unable to come to an agreement.
Read MorePhoto Trek: rain over Jack London Square
Today, Oakland North reporter Megan Molteni continues our weekly street photography series and takes us down to Oakland’s waterfront.
Read MoreTruckers struggle to meet clean air costs at Port of Oakland
New air regulations meant to get older, polluting trucks out of ports in California are causing problems for truckers. Oakland North reports on how truckers are meeting the requirement and expense of upgrading their engines.
Read MoreNew rules slash emissions at Port of Oakland, but threaten local truckers
For years, West Oakland residents have pushed government officials to do something about air quality in their neighborhood, which is sandwiched between three major highways and the Port of Oakland, and dotted with industrial sites. In particular, locals have pointed to the estimated 2,000 diesel trucks that drive in and out of the port several times each day. Diesel exhaust has been linked to increased cancer rates, premature deaths and respiratory illness, including asthma, among West Oakland residents.
Read MoreDespite meeting cancellation, community members talk Army base redevelopment at City Hall
About 40 people crowded the lobby of Oakland’s City Hall, demanding an impromptu audience with city councilmembers after a meeting of the council’s Community and Economic Development Committee was unexpectedly canceled Tuesday afternoon.
Read MoreTwelve years after the Riders, a long legal process is reaching its final stage
Twelve years ago, the arrest of four police officers known as the “Riders” who were accused of planting evidence and making false arrests, shocked Oakland residents and prompted a civil lawsuit against the city. Now, the long legal process that the case set in motion is reaching its final stages.
Read MoreEvening march disrupts business at Port of Oakland
Thousands of people marched to the Port of Oakland on Monday evening, disrupting business at one of the nation’s busiest ports. The evening march capped off a day of planned actions at the port by Occupy Oakland protesters, who were trying to shut down the port to support port truck drivers in Oakland and across…
Read MoreOccupy protesters march on the Port of Oakland as part of West coast blockade
Occupy Oakland protesters claimed a win this morning after their strategic blockade forced some disruptions at the Oakland Port, the nation’s fifth largest container port. Monday’s events began with a crowd of hundreds of protesters making their way from the West Oakland BART station shortly after 5:30 a.m. down 7th Street toward various port entrances, bringing traffic to halt along the way.
Read MoreAs a prologue to the Occupy port blockade, protesters Aquapy Lake Merritt
In advance of Occupy protesters’ coordinated attempt to forcibly close seaports along the West coast, a breakaway group of Oakland activists decided to “Aquapy” Lake Merritt. They built a large raft, loaded it with supplies, and secretly launched it from boat docks in the dead of night.
Read MoreOakland Port blockade set for Monday despite union objections, Occupy leaders say
Even though several Port-related unions have declared that they don’t support Monday’s planned Oakland Port blockade, leaders of Occupy groups are going ahead with plans to make Oakland part of a December 12 effort to shut down ports along the length of the West Coast.
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