Economic growth Eludes East Oakland, and Business Owners Ask City for More Help

April 2, 2019

San Francisco Chronicle By Sarah Ravani Every morning, Howard Oliver walks a few steps from the front door of his East Oakland home to get to his office. His garage — once used by his father to entertain his golf…
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Bill to Boost Diverse Small Businesses Has 1st Hearing Tuesday

April 2, 2019

AB 962 Would Track Major Hospitals’ Contracting with Businesses Owned by Women, People of Color, Veterans and LGBTs Contact: Bruce Mirken, Greenlining Institute Media Relations Director, 415-846-7758 (cell) SACRAMENTO — On Tuesday, April 2 the Assembly Health Committee will consider…
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The Green New Deal: What It Would Mean for Transportation

March 27, 2019

Autoblog By Jim Motavalli The big question: How would we pay for it? The Green New Deal is long on vision but skimpy on details. It calls for a sweeping overhaul of America’s transportation system and the replacement of fossil…
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Inside California’s Community Solar Experiment

March 20, 2019

Greentech Media By Kevin Stark Contracts are being written, but big questions remain about how the community solar market will take shape in the state. The California Public Utilities Commission has approved two sweeping programs in recent years to spur…
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Amid E-Commerce Surge, California Cities Want Relief from Truck Pollution

March 14, 2019

Energy News Network By Kevin Stark Community and clean air advocates are fighting to curb pollution and electrify trucks in a distribution center hub. The new expectation of next-day delivery is contributing to an old problem for California’s valley communities:…
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In Oakland and Elsewhere, Health Care Is Investing in Affordable Housing

March 13, 2019

Marketplace By Raquel Maria Dillon When an apartment building sells in gentrifying parts of Oakland, California, tenants often brace themselves for the worst. Rent hikes, disruptive renovations and evictions can follow. But when one building recently changed hands, city officials and…
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Grist 50: Alvaro Sanchez

March 12, 2019

No smartphone? No problem. He has a better idea for transit. Grist From autonomous vehicles to electric bikeshares: The future of transport is coming at us fast. Urban planner Alvaro Sanchez is ensuring that this future doesn’t leave low-income people…
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Rep. Barbara Lee, Boots Riley Headline Greenlining Economic Summit Apr. 26

March 6, 2019

26th Annual Event Marks Official Farewell for Longtime Greenlining Institute President Orson Aguilar   Contact: Bruce Mirken, Greenlining Institute Media Relations Director, 510-926-4022; 415-846-7758 (cell) OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA – The Greenlining Institute’s 26th annual Economic Summit, “Reclaiming Our Time,” will feature a…
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How Self-Driving Cars Could Harm Marginalized Communities

February 26, 2019

EcoWatch By Hana Creger Everyone’s talking about self-driving, autonomous vehicles these days. Late last year General Motors announced that it will shut down production of several conventional car lines, partly to pour resources into its self-driving car unit, and GM…
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Electric Car Programs Need to Remember the Needy

February 19, 2019

techwire By Skip Descant Electric vehicle car-shares, charging ports and other pieces of the green mobility future may go unused in many communities if the projects fail to understand local needs or the communities the projects hope to serve. “I…
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