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Oakland Police Commission leadership conflict | The cost of free eggs | How should the county address the opioid crisis? | Rift in local NAACP

Tag: Alameda County Lead Poisoning Prevention Program

students collecting soil at united for success academy
Posted inEducation Equity

Fruitvale students tested their soil and found lead contamination. Now they’re campaigning to fix it

Ashley McBride headshot by Ashley McBride June 3, 2022June 3, 2022

The Oakland middle-schoolers found lead levels of more than twice the limit recommended by the Environmental Protection Agency at their campus and in their neighborhood.

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Posted inHousing & Homelessness

Oakland and Alameda County reach agreement on lead-paint money

Natalie Orenstein headshot by Natalie Orenstein December 21, 2021December 21, 2021

The city would get 60% of the $24 million lawsuit settlement under a deal headed for final approval this week.

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Posted inHousing & Homelessness

Oakland and Alameda County won money to fight lead poisoning. They still haven’t spent it

Natalie Orenstein headshot by Natalie Orenstein December 1, 2021December 1, 2021

The city and county are tussling over who should get what portion of a lead paint lawsuit settlement, and how it should be used.

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