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‘No Uber Oakland’ Kicks Off Campaign With List Of Demands

June 5, 2017

CNET By Dara Kerr A coalition of local organizations tells Uber that if it wants to have a hub in Oakland, then it “should really roll up its sleeves and work with Oakland.” Uber announced it would open an extension…

As Trump Leaves Paris Deal, California Proves Climate Change Policies Help Communities, Economy

June 1, 2017

“We Are The Resistance,” Greenlining Institute Says; Climate Change Disproportionately Hurts Communities of Color Contact: Bruce Mirken, Greenlining Institute Media Relations Director, 415-846-7758 (cell) Alvaro Sanchez, Greenlining Institute Environmental Equity Director, 510-926-4018 OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA – President Trump’s decision to abandon the…

Trump’s Base the Big Winner from Paris Withdrawal

June 1, 2017

Climate Central By John Upton President Trump’s decision to withdraw from the Paris climate agreement provides no clear benefits to American workers or industries. His announcement on Thursday merely hands a symbolic victory to his political base — nationalists who resent…

Trump’s Budget Escalates His War On People Of Color

May 24, 2017

Huffington Post By Orson Aguilar 58 percent of the Medicaid population is non-white. “Ultimately a great nation is a compassionate nation. No individual or nation can be great if it does not have a concern for ‘the least of these.’”…

Silicon Valley’s Lasting Gender Problem

May 23, 2017

The Innovation Enterprise By Charlie Sammonds It’s no secret that tech has a long-standing issue with gender. In line with wider problems of diversity in STEM industries, technology’s gender gap is stark; research firm PayScale found that just 21% of…

Bill Would Gut Consumer Protections

May 19, 2017

The Progressive By Orson Aguilar Do you have a bank account? A credit card? Any dealings with banks or other financial institutions? If so, Congress wants to empower Wall Street to rip you off. The 2008 crash and Great Recession…

Climate Change Legislation Rides Populist Wave in California

May 10, 2017

E&E News By Debra Kahn As California lawmakers debate the future of their climate policies, anti-establishment resentment is proving a force to be reckoned with. The marquee program dealing with climate change — and the target of reforms — is…

San Francisco Fed Forms Twelfth District Community Advisory Council

May 5, 2017

Morningstar The Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco has launched the Twelfth District Community Advisory Council, a group composed of leaders of nonprofit and community organizations from throughout the Bank’s district. The Council will provide the San Francisco Fed a…

Trump’s War On People Of Color Reaches Your Smartphone

May 3, 2017

Huffington Post By Orson Aguilar I’ve written a couple of times about how the policies coming from the Trump administration and the current Congress amount to a war on communities of color. That war has now reached your smartphone –…

Why Most Black Sacramentans Still Can’t Buy a Home Eight Years After Great Recession

May 3, 2017

Sacramento Bee By Phillip Reese When Time magazine named Sacramento the most diverse city in America in 2002, African American families living here still participated broadly in the American dream of owning a home and building wealth. It was a…

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