This past weekend we saw a nationwide spark of protests to express grief and anger over the most recent deaths by police of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Steven Taylor, and Tony McDade. Their deaths were added to the list of so many other names of Black people who...

As we gear up for a hot summer, it’s important we prepare for and stay alert to California’s natural disasters, such as wildfires and earthquakes. Since COVID-19 hit our communities, the gaps in our safety net allowed for some of our most vulnerable communities to...

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 - who...

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...

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 color who not only carry out necessary essential work but are also the most financially burdened by the current public health crisis.

[Last updated: March 25, 2020] Please visit our up-to-date resource page (updated weekly) Times are challenging and difficult. More than ever, we need to rely on each other. When our elected officials at the national level fail to provide guidance, our local elected...

Do your part and VOTE!

We’ve created a voter guide with our recommendations on the measures and propositions you’ll see on your ballot. (TLDR, vote yes on everything!)

Join pediatric health care experts, nurses, kindergarten and preschool teachers, child care providers, parents, and community leaders across the county in voting Yes on Measure C this March 3rd, 2020.

It’s Schools and Communities First Education Awareness Week. Our Political Director, Liz Suk, is sharing her personal experience with growing up in underfunded Oakland public schools and seeing her daughters share their own personal frustrations growing up in an underfunded school, a generation later.

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