This spring Oakland Rising ran a 14-day campaign focused on: reforming state corporate property tax to generate revenue for underfunded community services such as schools, health care, and roads fighting gentrification in Oakland through a fair city budget and public...
It is with excitement and gratitude that we announce a package of projects to deepen the effectiveness of civic engagement across the Oakland Rising collaborative and to expand financial support from individuals through the generous support of The San Francisco...
In our current national political climate, the word “resistance” is becoming synonymous with 2017. Here in California, and especially in Oakland, we are calling for resistance, protection and advancement…leading the way as we introduce policies to...
With the onslaught of federal attacks on working class people of color and immigrants, protecting our communities and advancing policies rooted in racial and economic justice is more important than ever. This spring, as the Alameda County anchor organization...
The Planning Commission makes key decisions on what is built in Oakland – where and for whom – and it is stacked with corporate developers and real estate specialists. That’s why we need more grassroots community voices on the Commission to look out for the...
