SAN LEANDRO CITY COUNCILA rash of banking scandals implicating Wells Fargo, in addition, to its controversial investment in the progressive cause célèbre, the Dakota Access Pipeline, has lead another East Bay city to take steps toward ending its banking relationship… Read More ›
BERKELEY CITY COUNCIL Berkeley Mayor Jesse Arreguin delivers his first state of the city address Monday night at the Berkeley Repertory Theatre. PHOTOS/Zac Goldstein By Keegan Tatum and Zac Goldstein The sense in the room was, finally, someone said it…. Read More ›
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 ›
San Leandro Councilmember Benny Lee is leading the push for divestment of Wells Fargo. OAKLAND | SAN LEANDROBig banks took a big hit in East Bay politics last week. The Oakland City Council voted to cease its relationship with JP… Read More ›
Alameda uses Wells Fargo for its operating accounts and owns three securities. ALAMEDA CITY COUNCILWells Fargo has been under fire from state legislatures, including California, and numerous cities, namely Seattle, for it role in a systemic bank account scandal affecting… Read More ›
Oakland Councilmember Rebecca Kaplan at Standing Rock in late November. OAKLAND CITY COUNCILLast November, Oakland Councilmember Rebecca Kaplan braved blisteringly cold weather to protest the controversial Dakota Access Pipeline. The project along with the Keystone XL pipeline, another project strongly… Read More ›
Oakland Councilmember Rebecca Kaplan at the Standing Rock Native American Reservation in the Dakotas last week. PHOTO/Kaplan’s office. OAKLAND CITY COUNCIL |Last September, Oakland Councilmember Rebecca Kaplan proposed a resolution to formally oppose the building of the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL)… Read More ›
