May 23, 2020
PHOTO: Rebecca Kaplan, Council President and Desmond Jeffries, Policy Director and studentadvocates meet to discuss Youth Vote ballot measure, prior to Shelter in Place in Place. Oakland, Ca – Oakland City Council President, Rebecca Kaplan and the Oakland City Council...
May 21, 2020
By Charlene Muhammad California Black Media Early data is showing cities in California with some of the hardest-to-count census tracts are among places with above-average U.S. Census response rates so far. Many of them are areas...
May 15, 2020
On Tuesday night, the Oakland City Council voted unanimously to pass the The Emergency Paid Sick Leave for Oakland Employees measure. The legislation will provide numerous protections for our frontline service workers – from grocery clerks to delivery drivers...
May 11, 2020
The emergency paid sick leave ordinance has been rescheduled and is up for City Council vote this Tuesday, May 12th at 1:30pm. Will you join us and show your support for Oakland frontline essential workers?We’re disappointed by Oakland’s City Council failure to...
May 4, 2020
As we continue into the new month of sheltering in place, many of us are dependent on service workers on the frontline – from delivery people to ride-share drivers – to be able to meet our daily needs. Many of these workers are predominantly people of...
