Kaiser Permanente mental health workers are entering their 5th week of an open-ended strike, making history as the longest mental health strike in U.S. history. We stand in solidarity with caregivers as they invest time and lost wages to demand systemic change and...

Thanks to Angelo Sandoval and Nifa for joining Oakland Rising today to talk about their event, Night Out for Safety and Liberation, at Josie De La Cruz Park in Fruitvale from 4-6 pm. If you want to volunteer, reach out to Angelo Sandoval at [email protected]

At this Monday Meals, we had City Council President Nikki Fortunato Bas and City Councilmember Dan Kalb join us to talk about the Oakland Fair Elections Act and Invest in Our Oakland Act + affordable housing measures on the November ballot....

Watch our Community Info Session recording to learn more about two important measures on the November ballot that will help build political power in the flatlands and generate resources for important community services and programs for years to come. Learn...

(Spanish and Chinese below) Last week, our sister organization, Oakland Rising, hosted a primary election debrief where we got into the nitty and gritty details of how the Primary Election results will directly impact the Town and shape the General Election on...

Jon Bean and liz suk covered preliminary election results for the June 7th Primary. They discussed the implications for several seats and which seats might need to go to the November General Election to be decided.

Thank you to our Election Day volunteers and our outreach team for their daily work at the doors and over the phone to educate and mobilize voters to the ballot box. This spring, we held conversations with 1,120 new or unlikely voters in Oakland. As mail-in-ballots...

Find out what is at stake this election, and learn about the role of the public officials who we have the power to elect – District Attorney, Sheriff, Coroner, Board of Supervisors and others. Their choices, policies, and budgets impact us daily.

For over a decade, the Townie Awards have recognized those who’ve stood out when it comes to championing racial, economic and environmental justice in the Town. This year, we’ve added the new category of Culture Maker Townie in recognition of the vital role that art and culture holds in moving minds and hearts.

Isaiah Toney from East Bay Alliance for a Sustainable Economy talked through the community benefits agreement which groups like EBASE are fighting for at Howard Terminal, and how it is a crucial component to guarantee that this proposed development brings good jobs...