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Tag: Oakland

hate crimes
Posted inMy Turn

Fighting for justice for Asian Americans, united against hate crimes

Avatar by Guest Commentary February 22, 2021

For most Asian families, the Lunar New Year is a time for celebration. This year, with all the hate crimes, it became a time for mourning.

CJ Paillant poses for a photograph in the Jack London Square apartment he is losing in Oakland, on Thursday, Feb. 11, 2021. Paillant lost his job as a product manager for a Silicon Valley software company during the pandemic and now faces a large rental debt. Photo by Anda Chu, Bay Area News Group
Posted inCalifornia Divide

How an ex-tech worker got $43,804 into rental debt

by Laurence Du Sault February 16, 2021
Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks during a news conference near Sacramento on April 3, 2020. Photo by Rich Pedroncelli, AP Photo/POOL
Posted inWhatMatters

Inside Newsom’s declining approval rate

Emily Hoeven by Emily Hoeven February 3, 2021
Posted inCalifornia Divide

Surprising rise in California entrepreneurs daring to start new businesses during pandemic

by Laurence Du Sault February 1, 2021
Mykhailo Achey, an IT consultant who moved into better housing in San Francisco. during the pandemic, takes in the balcony view from his downtown highrise, Thursday, Jan. 14, 2021. Photo by Karl Mondon, Bay Area News Group
Posted inCalifornia Divide

Deals in Bay Area renter’s market favor luxury seekers

by Laurence Du Sault January 15, 2021
Posted inHousing

How the remote work revolution could change California’s housing crisis

Avatar by Matt Levin December 21, 2020
Clinica de la Raza staff members administer Covid-19 tests at a testing site in a parking lot along 35th Avenue near the Fruitvale BART station in Oakland on July 7, 2020. Today, Alameda and 40 other counties across California moved back into the purple tier. Photo by Jane Tyska, Bay Area News Group
Posted inEconomy

California mayors share how the pandemic shapes their cities

Elizabeth Castillo by Elizabeth Castillo November 16, 2020
Martha Hubert, a CodePink organizer, waves a peace flag a Nov. 4 rally in Embarcadero Plaza in San Francisco. Hubert said she feared violence may break out as election controversy escalated. Photo by Brian Howey for CalMatters
Posted inVotebeat

In the Bay Area, hope and anxiety

by Brian Howey and Steven Rascón November 5, 2020
Posted inMy Turn

The affordable housing crisis is about to get worse; here’s a policy that will help renters

Avatar by Guest Commentary October 26, 2020
The remains of a burned home in Berryessa Highlands on Sept. 21, 2020. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters
Posted inWhatMatters

Another record: Fires burn more than 4 million acres

Emily Hoeven by Emily Hoeven October 5, 2020

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