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Apr 12, 2023
Pill Problems
What can California do about abortion pill ruling? Not much
California's Democratic lawmakers have spent the past year enacting legislation to protect abortion rights in the wake of Roe v. Wade's reversal, but a ruling Friday by a...
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Mar 29, 2023
Light in the Dark
‘FENCELINES’ fights back in Richmond
Sometimes art speaks louder than petitions and public meetings.
The creators and partners in “FENCELINES: A Collective Monument to Resilience” believe their project can. The Richmond community-based art project is designed to amplify the...
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Mar 22, 2023
Out of Poverty
City of Alameda to launch guaranteed income pilot program
The City of Alameda will soon join a wave of U.S. cities fighting poverty through pilot Guaranteed Income (GI) programs.
An adage from the King James Bible is, “The poor...
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Mar 15, 2023
The Unbanked
California mulls entering banking business to serve disadvantaged consumers
Anneisha Williams figures she has paid several hundred dollars in overdraft fees over the years, so when her last bank recently refused to refund about $500 a hacker stole...
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Mar 8, 2023
Lift Your Voice
Angela Harrelson, aunt of George Floyd and author, visits Lafayette
When Angela Harrelson’s nephew, George Perry Floyd, died under the knee of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, on May 25, 2020, people in communities across the country...
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Mar 1, 2023
From a Distance
Environmental group fights diesel generators at Bayview vehicle triage
A community organization has challenged the issuance of a permit that would allow installation of two large portable diesel generators at the Bayview "Vehicle Triage Center," a "safe parking"...
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Feb 22, 2023
Chief Fired
Mayor Thao fires Police Chief Armstrong for alleged misconduct
On Feb. 15, Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao announced that she was firing Police Chief LeRonne Armstrong.
Armstrong had been put on leave last month after a report detailed allegations of...
