Tag: Opinion
Opinion: Oakland A’s Seek Double Play
When Oakland A’s President Dave Kaval announced his plans to launch a potential double play with plans for a new stadium at Howard Terminal...
Opinion: Vote Yes on Prop. 10: Repeal California’s Anti-Rent Control Law
California, the state with the highest rents and most evictions, is the battleground for rent control this mid-term election. The real estate industry and...
Open Letter: Who Should Be Making the Decisions, the Residents or Outside...
A lot is at stake for District 6 voters in this election. We have serious issues around affordable housing, gentrification, displacement, illegal dumping, blight,...
Opinion: Brooks’ Demand for Local Hiring of Blacks Results in Building...
In a recent news article, the secretary-treasurer of the local Building Trades Council asserted that racism is no longer a problem within the construction...
Opinion: Hold Mayor Schaaf Accountable for Housing, Police Reform Failures
By Eric ArnoldThe Mercury News (August 12, 2018) reports that as a candidate Libby Schaaf promised that 28 percent of the housing built in...
Opinion: The Oakland We Knew and the Mayor’s Race
“The level of indifference (Mayor Schaaf) has shown to (homelessness) has been, until very recently, stunning,” says Pamela Drake in her blog.
By Pamela DrakeIt’s...
Mayor Libby Schaaf’s Administration and Her Allies Block Funding for Construction...
By Desley Brooks | District 6 Council- memberIn Part I of this article, Councilmember Brooks wrote that “The Council, Mayor and Administration have once...
Opinion: Oakland has the land to accommodate new residents without displacing...
By Greg McConnell | President and CEO, The McConnell GroupOakland needs a bold, new vision for housing. The loss of life in the Ghost...
Opinion: Let’s Raise a Stronger Alameda County Together with Measure A
Measure on June 5 ballot supports child care and preschool
By Nancy HarveyFor more than 18 years, I’ve served families as an educator in the...
Opinion: Kaplan Should Run for Mayor of Oakland
Sandré R Swanson (left) with Rebecca Kaplan.
By Sandré SwansonI was born in the City of Oakland and I have proudly served Oakland as our...
