Proposed $800 Million VW Diesel Settlement Vexes Companies, Activists

April 21, 2017

East Bay Times By Louis Hansen A proposed $800 million state settlement with Volkswagen over its emission-cheating scandal could shape the highway landscape for electric vehicle drivers and boost sales of green cars in California for the next decade. But as regulators consider the…
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Activists See Uber’s Oakland pullback as an Opportunity

April 21, 2017

San Francisco Business Times By Kevin Truong Uber Technologies’ major real estate move in Oakland was hailed as a sign of the city’s economic revitalization by some, and as a boogeyman for community groups concerned about the impact of a big…
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LA Metro Can Drive the Resistance by Driving Electric

April 21, 2017

Earthjustice  By Adrian Martinez The Los Angeles Metropolitan Transportation Authority, or LA Metro, is at a crossroads. In the 1990s, the agency made great strides in shifting from toxic, diesel-powered buses to natural gas-powered ones. This was a historic change,…
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Greenlining Institute Examines “Racial Justice on the Frontlines”

April 19, 2017

Oakland Post The Greenlining Institute brought its 24th annual Economic Summit to the organization’s new hometown of Oakland April 14. At a moment when communities of color are under attack nationwide, the summit – which brings together community leaders and…
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Uber Wants to Get More People in Electric Cars

April 13, 2017

CityLab By Linda Poon As electric cars steadily shed their novelty status in the U.S., a new Uber initiative could give the technology a special boost in Portland, Oregon. On Wednesday, Uber launched its first U.S. initiative aimed at adding…
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FRIDAY: Greenlining Economic Summit, “Racial Justice on the Frontlines,” in Oakland 4/14

April 10, 2017

FRIDAY: Greenlining Economic Summit, “Racial Justice on the Frontlines,” in Oakland 4/14 Black Lives Matter Founder Alicia Garza to Moderate Opening Plenary; Panels to Examine Future of Obamacare, Uber in Oakland Contact: Bruce Mirken, Greenlining Institute Media Relations Director, 510-926-4022; 415-846-7758…
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A Young Man in Oakland has Captured the Wisdom of his Elders on a Blog and in a Book

April 9, 2017

LA Times By Robin Abcarian I am not sure how I first learned about Pendarvis Harshaw, but I was taken by the idea that this young man from Oakland had spent years asking older black men — many of them…
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Oakland’s Booming Office Market Squeezes Nonprofits

March 29, 2017

San Francisco Business Times By Blanca Torres Two years ago, the East Bay Alliance for a Sustainable Economy found itself in the same situation as the people it tries to help: At the brink of being priced out from its…
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Uber’s Unsurprising Diversity Report: Top Execs and Tech Staff Are Almost All White Men

March 29, 2017

SiliconANGLE By James Farrell After taking considerable flak recently for all manner of transgressions, Uber Technologies Inc. has maintained that one thing it’s going to sort out is its reputation as a “bro” workplace hostile to women. That may be why…
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Uber’s First Diversity Report Reveals No Surprises

March 29, 2017

CNET By Dara Kerr Uber has been under fire for having a male-heavy workforce. Yet, diversity stats on the ride-hailing company’s employees show it isn’t much different from other tech firms. Uber released its first diversity report on Tuesday showing…
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