As members of the Faith Alliance for a Moral Economy (FAME) and the Interfaith Movement for Human Integrity (IM4H) we have created a Moral Budget Platform...
The printed Weekly Edition of the Oakland Post: Week of May 3 - 9, 2023
The printed Weekly Edition of the Oakland Post: Week of April 26 - May 2, 2023
The state has spent billions of dollars on homelessness in recent years. So why is the crisis getting worse instead of better? That's what a bipartisan...
The city is taking the wrong approach to getting unsheltered people off San Francisco streets, according to a citizen group that believes an alternative approach would...
The printed Weekly Edition of the Oakland Post: Week of April 19 - 25, 2023
In a city struggling under the weight of a federal injunction that prevents removal of tent encampments because of a shortage of shelter beds, one might...
Food security advocates, policymakers, and others had been warning of the dire consequences to those most in need if Congress chose to halt the extra allotments...
The printed Weekly Edition of the Oakland Post: Week of April 12 - 18, 2023
For the second time in as many years, Gov. Gavin Newsom is pushing for major reform of California's mental health system, this time by overhauling the...
The Public Policy Institute of California is reporting that absenteeism is on the rise among all students in California, and Black children are among the top...
The printed Weekly Edition of the Oakland Post: Week of April 5 - 11, 2023
The printed Weekly Edition of the Oakland Post: Week of March 29 - April 4, 2023
Landlords held a protest this week at an Oakland City Council meeting calling for an end to the city’s eviction moratorium protection, one of the strongest...
Last week, California First Partner Jennifer Siebel Newsom announced five cities — Oakland, San Francisco, Los Angeles, San Diego, Long Beach, and Fresno — have signed...
The printed Weekly Edition of the Oakland Post: Week of March March 22 - 38, 2023
The printed Weekly Edition of the Oakland Post: Week of March 15 - 21, 2023
A large community of unhoused people have been living in an empty lot at 1707 Wood Street. The city of Oakland would like to remove them...
San Leandro, CA: On Feb 25, 2023, the San Leandro City Council conducted their Annual Planning Session. The daylong public meeting focused on a cohesion exercise,...
The printed Weekly Edition of the Oakland Post: Week of March 8 - 14, 2023
The printed Weekly Edition of the Oakland Post: Week of March 1 - 7, 2023
Numerous studies have confirmed that homelessness and behavioral and mental health problems affect African Americans at disproportionate rates in California and around the United States.
In response to the National Weather Service’s prediction of several days of extreme cold, Marin County is activating its Severe Weather Emergency Shelter (SWES) for people...
The printed Weekly Edition of the Oakland Post: Week of February 22 - 28, 2023
Senate Bill 333, authored by Sen. Dave Cortese, D-San Jose, would establish the Success, Opportunity, & Academic Resilience (SOAR), a guaranteed income pilot program that would...