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The City of Oakland released its 2018-2020 Economic Development Strategy with a strong focus on entrepreneurship to build wealth in local communities of color. To support the strategy’s desired racial equity outcomes, The Greenlining Institute founded the Small Business Advisory… Continue reading Continue reading Continue reading Continue reading 
Yesterday I published “Uber Just Gave Its Tech Bros a Raise. Really?!” Shortly after, we received further information on the company’s plans to give raises to all employees starting August 1. Some of this new information includes: Raises will rectify… Continue reading 
Homeownership helps families and individuals across America create and maintain wealth. When people own their homes, children perform better in school, communities are healthier, and families have financial stability to weather economic hardships. But as homeownership declines, America could become… Continue reading 
When first moving to the Bay Area, I was shocked by the number of tent cities I saw. They reminded me of sprawling refugee camps, inhabited by people who fled violence and destruction in war torn countries like Syria, where… Continue reading 
As a new Oakland resident, I notice a lot of tension about Measure HH – the proposed soda tax, similar to San Francisco’s Prop. V and Albany’s Measure O1 – and it’s made me reflect about my family and childhood… Continue reading 
As a former reporter and longtime media relations guy, I never rush to accuse news organizations of bias. Most reporters, editors and producers really try to get the story right, and most screwups are just that: screwups, not hit jobs.… Continue reading 
