The NFL announced approval Monday for the Raiders relocation to Las Vegas. The team is scheduled to play in Oakland through 2018. OAKLANDRaise a banner from the rafters at Oakland City Hall! By refusing to acquiesce to the threats of… Read More ›
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Hayward Councilmember Mendall Advocates for Raising Minimum Wage
Hayward Councilmember Al Mendall, right, wants Alameda County or Hayward to raise the local minimum wage to $12 or $15. PHOTO/Steven Tavares HAYWARD | MINIMUM WAGE | There is a growing push in the East Bay calling for a steep… Read More ›
Preliminary Studies Find Corporate Sponsorship Lacking For New Raiders Stadium
OAKLAND COLISEUM AUTHORITY | Two preliminary studies — one by the City of Oakland and Alameda County, and one by the Oakland Raiders — say the feasibility of a new stadium in Oakland for the football team would be hampered… Read More ›
Corporate Media’s Plot To Demonize Striking BART Workers
The ABC owned and operated KGO-TV opened its 11 p.m. newscast last Sunday with anchor Dan Ashley oohing and ahhing and gesticulating over how horrendous Monday morning’s commute might be following the breakdown of negotiations between BART and its workers. Turn the… Read More ›
Skinner Focuses on Energy Conservation and Taxes in Slew of New Bills
Asm. Nancy Skinner PHOTO/East Bay EDA ASSEMBLY//LEGISLATIVE UPDATE | Assemblywoman Nancy Skinner produced 20 new bills this month covering a wide swath of topics, but three ringed true to the Berkeley representative’s traditional focus on energy conservation and another three on taxes…. Read More ›
Tax Day Protesters In Oakland Tell Corporate America To Pay Their Share
Protesters rally Monday afternoon in Downtown Oakland in front of the Citibank branch on Broadway calling for America’s largest companies to pay corporate income tax. Rallies were also held at the Chevron headquarters in San Ramon and later in San… Read More ›
State Walks to the Plate with Threee Strikes Against
CORPORATE POWER, MINORITY RULE, UNWIELDY LEGISLATURE HAMPER THE CALIFORNIA DREAMBy CRAIG WILLIAMS Three strikes is a serious problem in our state. Studies show that the more unequal a society, the more likely they are to be very punitive. In California… Read More ›
