The city classifies RVs and trailers parked in yards as “blight.”
Author Archives: Zack Haber
Journalist and poet writing about homelessness, housing, and activism in Oakland and the East Bay.
Posted inArts & Community
Ayodele Nzinga lifts from the bottom in her new book of poetry
In “SorrowLand Oracle,” the Oakland artist unflinchingly addresses the harms of racism, capitalism, and the “eternal battleground” of social change.
Posted inBusiness
Why did the East Bay Depot for Creative Reuse lay off its entire staff?
Ex-workers allege that the Depot’s management used the pandemic as an excuse to purge them. Management says they had no choice.
Posted inHealth & Environment
Oakland Amazon workers want to unionize their East Bay warehouse
If a union forms at Amazon’s San Leandro distribution center, where many Oakland residents work, it would be the first of its kind in the nation.
Posted inHealth & Environment
A new mental health crisis response team is organizing in Oakland to create an alternative to the police
MH First, a program of the Anti Police-Terror Project, offers “socially competent” support.
Posted inCity Hall & Policing
Oakland City Council meetings have become less transparent and accessible, say watchdogs
Emergency rules enacted in March have eased transparency rules during the coronavirus pandemic.