3 September 2010, 11:31 am
At this Thursday's event, advocacy groups including Causa Justa/Just Cause, the Housing Rights Committee , Tenants Together , and others announced a new campaign to stop banks from allowing utility shutoffs and other tenant rights violations yesterday. The initial target of this campa read more... Read More »
3 September 2010, 10:36 am
OAKLAND, Calif. – For 22 days this year, Gilbert Aguilar lived without gas and electricity in his one-bedroom, foreclosed rental apartment here in East Oakland.When Indy Mac Bank foreclosed on his landlord's property, Moises Raymundo, a 32-year-old resident of San...... Read More »
3 September 2010, 7:16 am
The epidemic of foreclosures that has struck Alameda County since 2006 is creating devastating health impacts, according to a new study released by the Alameda County Public Health Department (ACPHD) and Causa Justa /Just Cause on Thursday. “Know it or not, we are standing in a hot-spot of prema... Read More »
3 September 2010, 6:43 am
At first glance, the price posted on a new, bright green gas pump on Oakland's Grand Avenue seems suspiciously low by Bay Area standards - just $2.50 per gallon. The pump, however, doesn't dispense gasoline, not exactly. It sells E85, a blend that is 15... San Francisco Bay Area - Oakland California... Read More »
3 September 2010, 6:31 am
Flanked by Latino political and community leaders, Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jerry Brown fired back at his Republican rival Thursday on leadership styles, experience and vision for California's future.... Read More »
3 September 2010, 12:18 am
The political moment that eager California Democrats and some curious Republicans have been waiting for has arrived: Jerry Brown has begun a visible campaign for governor. He appeared in public Thursday at a sparsely attended rally at Laney College in... Jerry Brown - California - Democratic - Repub... Read More »
2 September 2010, 10:15 pm
One of my favorite landmarks in downtown Oakland is the historic Howden Building at 17th and Webster streets. It is one of the most unusual buildings you will see.... Read More »
2 September 2010, 3:47 pm
We here at SFGate's Shaky Hand Productions were so excited about the real, true start of the Labor Day-era Democratic gubernatorial campaign that we showed up to double team today's big Jerry Brown event at Laney...... Read More »
2 September 2010, 12:00 pm
LOS ANGELES----The California Endowment today announced a major statewide health consumer education effort to raise awareness of the facts of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act signed into law in March 2010.... Read More »
2 September 2010, 6:17 am
Majority Democrats have been opening their wallets this week to support a push to give the job of redrawing California's political maps back to the state Legislature.... Read More »
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